Hello Gilly 7, My mum has successfully grown sweetcorn outside @ her allotment for many years. She is based in Edinburgh. Doesn't do anything special just sticks them in the ground and hey presto!!
Hi , I am in south yorkshire, Last year was not a right good summer compared to the summer 2010 . I live down a country lane surrounded by fields , no shelter whatsoever. I had brilliant crops both years as a rule even in the cold wet summers sweetcorn is okey. I start off in the greenhouse until they are to go outside - usualy June when all supposed frost is gone. Sometimes they are 1 ft high before they go out. I now set them all in a sead tray to save on room. When they are around 6 inch tall I prick out putting 1 into a 6 inch pot . When setting in the garden I put around 10 inch apart in blocks . The wind will polenate them when they grow tassels. give them lots of water specialy when the cobs are forming . you may need to stake them . good luck- they easy and nothing beats a home grown cob !.
I've seen sweetcorn cropping quite well in the Borders, Jedburgh region, and I seem to remember that the summers can be quite pleasant in Scotland. I'd definately plant them out and take your chances. There's not much sweeter than a cob straight off the plant.
Forgot to say, when our harvesting your sweetcorn have ready a pan of water on the boil and ONLY THEN pick your sweetcorn so that almost straight away it is in the pan . This way you get all the sweetness and no starch . Even keeping in the fridge you are starting to lose the flavour .
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Hello Gilly 7, My mum has successfully grown sweetcorn outside @ her allotment for many years. She is based in Edinburgh. Doesn't do anything special just sticks them in the ground and hey presto!!
Hope that helps
Miss B x
Hi , I am in south yorkshire, Last year was not a right good summer compared to the summer 2010 . I live down a country lane surrounded by fields , no shelter whatsoever. I had brilliant crops both years as a rule even in the cold wet summers sweetcorn is okey. I start off in the greenhouse until they are to go outside - usualy June when all supposed frost is gone. Sometimes they are 1 ft high before they go out. I now set them all in a sead tray to save on room. When they are around 6 inch tall I prick out putting 1 into a 6 inch pot . When setting in the garden I put around 10 inch apart in blocks . The wind will polenate them when they grow tassels. give them lots of water specialy when the cobs are forming . you may need to stake them . good luck- they easy and nothing beats a home grown cob !.
I've seen sweetcorn cropping quite well in the Borders, Jedburgh region, and I seem to remember that the summers can be quite pleasant in Scotland. I'd definately plant them out and take your chances. There's not much sweeter than a cob straight off the plant.
Forgot to say, when our harvesting your sweetcorn have ready a pan of water on the boil and ONLY THEN pick your sweetcorn so that almost straight away it is in the pan . This way you get all the sweetness and no starch . Even keeping in the fridge you are starting to lose the flavour .
...... and use the very best butter you can get - oh yummy!!
I don't even bother to cook my sweetcorn
Pam x
When harvesting last year, I tended to find mine infested with earwigs, which isn't pleasant.