SpaceBar@lemmy.worldM to Gardening@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoCorn!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareSpaceBar@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI didn’t count. I planted 3 seeds per hole in three rows of 20 feet spaced about a foot apart. So that 30 to 100. Closer to 50 is my guess.
minus-squarescarabic@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoOh wow that’s a good amount. Keep us posted! I’ve always wanted to try corn. But I hear you need a goodly number of plants for them to cross pollinate. I might have room for 16 if I grow nothing else.
minus-squareSpaceBar@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoFor small plot pollination, the trick is to plant 3 seeds per hole.
I didn’t count. I planted 3 seeds per hole in three rows of 20 feet spaced about a foot apart. So that 30 to 100. Closer to 50 is my guess.
Oh wow that’s a good amount. Keep us posted! I’ve always wanted to try corn. But I hear you need a goodly number of plants for them to cross pollinate. I might have room for 16 if I grow nothing else.
For small plot pollination, the trick is to plant 3 seeds per hole.