2006-10-28 15:42:59 · 5 answers · asked by jack_evans2003 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Choose a site that gets full sun & has soil with a pH of 6.0 to 6.8. Corn needs soil that's Rich, Moisture Retentive, and Well Draining. By mixing in plenty of Compost & Well Cured Manure, this will ensure the magic combination. Make sure plants get at least one inch of Water a Week, but try hard not to water from above, this can wash away the pollen. Feed plants with a Balanced Liquid Organic Fertilizer 3 times. First when they reach 10", then at 18", and last when Tassels appear. Corn is a big consumer of Phosphorus & Nitrogen. If the leaves start to yellow, it's a sign of Nitrogen Deficiency, to correct the problem, spray with Manure Tea or Fish Emulsion, (which you can purchase here)
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2006-10-28 16:00:54 · answer #1 · answered by Excel 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In addition to an animal manure, a cover crop sown and tilled in would be beneficial. In particular, a legume cover crop, such as clover, can be tilled in as a green manure to increase the presence of nitrogen in the soil.
Alternatively, if you rotate crops in your garden, plant corn where you had peas or beans planted the previous year. Peas and beans are also leguminous.
In case you did not know, legumes fix nitrogen from the atmosphere directly on their roots. In the case of peas and beans, once harvested you simply cut off the plant at the surface of the soil and leave the roots, and the nitrogen, behind for next year's crops.
2006-10-30 10:31:18 · answer #2 · answered by Willy B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Corn likes it well drained and warm zones.
2006-10-28 15:55:05 · answer #3 · answered by garden_mom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whatever dirt is in Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas, cornfields stretch for miles.
2006-11-01 10:08:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just potting soil will do
2006-10-28 16:01:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋