Corn Spacing 101 - Garden Quickie Episode 8

Spacing Corn Is More Important Than You Think! Like most plants, Corn needs adequate spacing from each other to grow properly and have enough access to nutrients and water. But on top of that, Corn needs to be properly spaced because it is entirely wind-pollinated! Its this added aspect that means Corn has a bit more regimented spacing requirements than most plants.

In this latest Garden Quickie, let's look at the exact spacing needs of Corn and how we can achieve that by thinning down an already-sprouted crop!

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[brandywvstrong]

I love watching plants grow and being outside. As long as it’s not too hot!!! Lol
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[hhwippedcream]

I love your quickie episodes - really appreciate you taking the time to provide simple, effective videos without a lot of overcomplication. Goldilocks level of detail! Thank you!

[jmas]

Spacing is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks

[MALOULOPEZ]

Wow, that's great spacing! Ive just started planting corn and I know I have a mistake, anyway, now I know the proper spacing I will try better nxt time! Thanks for your time to share!🤗👍

[MichaelRei]

Hey at the beach today so a quickie is perfect for me!!

[wildrangeringreen]

you can also plant corn in "hills" or clumps. Plant 4-5 seeds in a box or quincunx pattern, with 3'-5' between clumps. Because of the density of the clumps, the corn gets good pollination, but yet the canopy isn't too crowded. I've actually found that this way (especially the 5' spacing) allows me to grow every other vegetable crop under the corn without issue, because there is more light getting to the garden floor. Lettuce, chicory, spinach, and all manner of greens actually seem to prefer being grown there, since they are partially shaded from june onward.

while most of my green beans are bush varieties, I do buy a small amount of pole beans to plant with the clumps of corn, as training the beans to wrap around the entire clump helps hold the entire clump upright in the wind. Plant bean seeds when the corn is about 8 inches tall to give the corn a head start.

[BevSqn]

Super video Jeff. My corn I started indoors is about 5.5 feet already. Planted more direct outside and it's up about 3 feet. I thinned it about 3 weeks ago

[joannsilva]

I love your quickies! Great information! 🍅🌽🫑

[sonofvenus]

thank you for an informative direct to details informational guide. got exactly the info i was looking for and you didn't go into the history of corn or maze and how the Native Americans cultivated it into their culture and clothes

[Wheylovely]

Thank You BTW: You into was "lit" loved it!!!!

[Mainly-boy-outdoors]

Thank you for the tips last year I planted corn 3feet apart and it didn't do well at all now granted I did one of those last minute expansion of my garden so that probably had something to do with it to I had my distant uncle come over with his tiller tractor and all I had him do was a 16x16 area and I quickly realized after a few days that I wanted to do it bigger so I found myself outside with a spade Spadeing up the rest of the ground along my pool fence. So I got a walk behind tiller and I've been working ground for 2 weeks I'm going to plant this coming week so I'm going to till both spots again today and do some more rock picking. I'm going to Utilize the pool fence to plant my beans peas and cucumbers considering they have to climb now I wasn't originally planning on doing that I was just going to modify my make shift Trellis and add 2 more sides to it, but after thinking about it I've decided to use the pool fence to let them climb up.

[Globally]

THANKS!!! 😃👍I APPRECIATED THIS GARDEN QUICKIE!!!🌱🌿🌽🌽🌽

[jimmcdowell]

Good info Jeff. While we wait fo the harvest date, I’ll watch videos on ‘shuck’n corn made easy’! Keep that camera rollin’ !

[SeoulKoreaOTKpop]

Hi~
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Thank you for good sharing
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[Felyne]

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Ironically, I have beet seeds I was going to search for next, and here you've mentioned beets in this video! AWESOME! ✌️🖖🏻🤙🤘🏻🫰🤌🏼

[johnjude]

Hey I took your teaching and started seedlings of corn here in Ohio and put out 6" corn a week after frost date and have tassel corn so it shouldn't be long for ears.
Thanks for the teaching Sir

[DanielW]

What program did you use to make that cool little animation at 0:38?

[princessib]

Garden quickies 🤣🤣🤣 clever

i absolutely love these!!! . Quick and to the point. Sometimes I want to learn something but the summed up version of it.

Is there such thing as a quick growing variety of corn?

[anthonydavythompsonstevens]

Tested and Proven! Much Appreciated. Re-enforcement !❤