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Growing sweetcorn in container ???
seyfades
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in Fruit & veg
I'm a new container grower and would welcome your advice. Has anyone had success in growing sweetcorn in containers; I understand the yield may be smaller than growing in the ground. Any advice is welcome from compost mix type, variety to grow, feeding requirements etc. Thank you
Also please advice is welcome on growing aubergine.
Last edited: 16 February 2017 06:55:54
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While it might be possible to get individual plants to grow well, it is unlikely you would get any corn. Sweetcorn is wind pollinated and for this to be effective you need to grow a number of plants in close proximity. Usual recommendationis are for planting in a block. Can't see this working well for containers!
This is the box I intend to use for all my growing, its about 11 inches deep. Exact measurements
605 x 370 x 280 (length x width x depth in mm). I have drilled drainage holes at the bottom and on the sides. This is the box I will be recycling to use.
I think I may be able to get 5 plants in each box.
Is my assumption ok?
On the assumption that tall plants grown in compost in containers are unlikely to be as firmly rooted as those grown in the ground, I would find a way of staking the plants to prevent windrock.
Remember that corn is very thirsty when the cobs are swelling.
Last edited: 16 February 2017 09:11:41
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thank you very much all, I will attempt 4 plants in the container. I have about 12 of the containers so I will be able to plant in about 3 of them. Is mixture of screened top soil, mushroom compost with vermiculite good compost mix? I am thinking 50% top soil, 25% mushroom compost and 25% vermiculite?
I will be starting the seedlings indoors in seed compost.
I've found Sweetcorn 'Swift' to be very good - it's an early, tender variety developed especially for cooler, shorter seasons and is great for the UK climate.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Verdun- Thank you, I do have fish blood and bone which I can mix in and I have seaweed liquid fertiliser I can also feed the plants on. I have the Ambrosia variety seed at the moment, I will try and source the swift variety from my local garden center.
Does anyone has advice on Aubergine?