Corn Experts - Question

18 years ago

I have four (37) foot rows of corn planted and they're about a foot tall now. I water using Netafim drip line that has the emitters spaced a foot apart. At every emitter I planted a corn seed on each side of the line about (4) or more inches apart. My original intent was to insure that I got a corn plant for every foot and was going to pull the weakest plants. Now, however, I'm thinking of the possibility of just letting them all grow and I was wondering if you think this would crowd them too much? The soil is rich and there's plenty of water. Whadda ya think?

Greg

Nevada

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wally_1936
18 years ago
Never had a problem with them being Prducing that close together.
wayne_5 zone 6a Central Indiana
18 years ago
I like them at least a foot apart so you had better not do them all the same. Leave a few closer and see what happens. The farmers around here plant about 7 inches apart and get more ears that way but smaller ears and certainly no more than one ear per stalk. When I leave a stalk close on sweet corn, they seldom come through on one of the stalks.
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paulc_gardener
18 years ago
I have planted corn several times just 2 inches apart and if the water and fertilizer is there you will have a bumper crop. My normal planting is 3 to 4 inches apart in 29 inch rows.
rose_nutty
18 years ago
Yep, they'll all do fine as long as there is plenty of water - which obviously there will be. I have always planted my corn in hills of 3-5 seeds about 12" apart, and never pull anything that comes up. I have huge, delicious ears. It's all about the water.