Due to our cool soil conditions seed rots or comes up sporadic so I have to start my seed in the greenhouse and transplant to rows 30” apart 2 plants per “hill”. I have pulled the soil over the roots twice by the time they are 12” tall and the furrows will be 6” or so deep and then I will lay 1/4 drip line on both sides of the plants. Out of 24 plants per 12’ row I will average 36 to 40 ears of primo sweet corn and this year I have 6 rows and plenty for sharing, eating raw in the garden, lightly boiled and lots left over for freezing.
If I gardened in a warmer climate I would plant just as you do...
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And please ignore that garbled sentence about the coons. Haven’t had my coffe yet. Thunder and lightning kept me up all night.
I was trying to say that the coons stole the entire crop in one night. My friend and his wife had planned to harvest it the next morning, but were cheated of their crop. They now have a wire cover for their corn patch — a cage, somewhat like your blueberry cage. But, I’m sure that it is not as nice.
If I lived in a cooler spot, I would probably grow lots of different crops than I do here on the “great American desert.”
My major problems here are heat, wind, and untimely rain. I am able to grow some things only in my greenhouse in the spring, fall and even in winter. I have had at least one 70+mph wind each year since I started gardening in 2004. One destroyed a greenhouse for me in 2007.
I have had, so far this season: 2 feet of rain from spring thaw until mid-May, and 100 degree F. daily highs since my anticipated garden starting date (May 8). I am just now getting my garden mostly planted, about six weeks late.
Some of my huge tomato planting might not mature before first fall frost. I planted about 15 tomato plants yesterday before I got rained out, 30 today, and hope to get the last 35 or so planted tomorrow. Today and tomorrow: two rare days below 100 F!
Good gardening this summer!
Tom