9 Tips for Growing Corn at Home 🌽🌽🌽

Here are my top 9 tips for growing great corn at home- whether it's sweet, pop, flour, dent or ornamental corn!

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00:00 Intro
00:49 Tip #1: Planting Time
03:21 Tip #2: Nutrition
05:29 Tip #3: Planting Configuration
06:11 Tip #4: Isolation
07:54 Tip #5 Weed Control
09:19 Tip #6: Water
10:31 Tip #7: Critter Control
13:32 Tip #8: Pick at Peak
16:32 Tip #9: Small Spaces

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[markmeyer]

Jenna is on target 🎯 every time! Sincerely this is the only Garden Channel anyone needs! If you want to get accurate information the first time🥕🌽✅ you’re in the right place!🫡🫡💪

[FDDLERSGREEN]

This is the most thorough video on corn on the internet

[DavidNewton-xn]

I can't believe it; I looked at several other corn growing vids that very little useful information. Jenna is spot on, really does give valuable growing advice. Great vid Jenna.

[faustinmoumbe]

THE BEST VIDEO I HAVE EVER WATCH ON CORN.MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT FROM CAMEROON.

[ricky-believe]

My parents were farmers in southern Arkansas until they sold the farm when I was a kid. My dad said they used to plant the pumpkins in-between the rows of corn a few weeks before harvest so that when the corn was done the pumpkins were just starting to take off.

[pattymcdonald]

I am brand new to growing anything. I do live in Ohio so I am so happy that I happened across your video today! Thanks!!

[stanfordwilliams]

Thank you, I'm in California. I just bought a pack on sweet corn plants from Lowes. Only store I could find any. This is my first time growing corn. I'm excited.

[melodieduperron]

Great info reminded me of when my children were young when i heard "look mamma how big this 1 is" excellent to have the young ones in the garden learning where our veggies actually come from and how to grow for themselves

[andrewislas]

You are so knowledgeable with sweet corn. Your clips have given me lots of confidences. Thank you

[TJ-vlzl]

This woman is badass, she definitely knows a lot about gardening. So glad that she makes good videos, I've learned so much from her... thanks a lot ur awesome

[rosenurse]

Jenna, you are the best! Thank you for sharing! I just enjoy watching your videos. You have encouraged me to be a better gardener. Happy gardening!!!!

[boblanning]

Great video! I also enjoy interseeding pole beans into the rows when the corn is 12 to 24 inches high. This is a more efficient use of space and the beans are a legume. This year I'm considering trying to simulate the "three sisters" by also adding the occasional pumpkin/watermellon/squash not only for the fruit, but also for the natural ground cover. We shall see! I enjoy these videos Jenna, keep up the good work!

[chriswillock]

Just learned the snap twist trick watching you and your boy lol. Will teach my girls that this fall.

[Javaman]

OMG I just got to the very end... snap twist.. what a good little helper. Enjoy Jenna, my youngest is in his mid 20s now.

[CPUDOCTHE]

Good advice!. Sweet corn and green beans are my favorite things from the garden. We froze 15 gallons of green beans last year. When I pick sweet corn, I usually toss the ears out of the garden onto the yard and then go along with a wagon or side by side and pick up the corn. For several years, we sold sweet corn. We had one guy that would pick up 100 dozen several times during the season. In my area, sweet corn will tolerate frosts. I planted my first planting on St. Patric's day. It was a little early and I did not get a good stand but quite a bit came up. I will plant my second batch some time this week. Last year raccoons got all of my first planting.

[KerriEverlasting]

Last year grasshoppers ate all the pollen. This year the sprouted seeds I planted have been carefully excavated and eaten by mice and rabbits. I watched your pitchfork voles episode and you didn't even lose this vegan. I'm just about ready to rip out the bunnies furry little throats with my bare teeth. Looking forward to yet another try! Thanks for the tips, you do a great job. 💖

[elliottoppenheim]

This is great! I am in Billings, MT so we'll plant late...maybe mid-May or even after Memorial Day. I enriched my soil with serious compost and then I'll use Alaska Fish Fertilizer.

[TheBraveMiniHomestead]

This video! Finally! I’ve watched many other videos with very little information compared to this. Love it so much!!!

[Javaman]

It seems I am always smiling listening to you. No sooner than I think of something, you say it. This was yet another well presented video. And I think that is something, sure there are other channels on gardening, but your presentation is the best. So keep doing it.
It's funny, I don't ever grow corn. You mention all the reasons. It's a heavy feeder, it wants water, critters LOVE it. It's one crop that I allow someone else with more room to grow and I will support them by buying their corn. 😀

[magsj]

Oh my gosh! I didn’t know you weren’t supposed to plant ornamental, sweet and popping corn together. That’s exactly what I did! Thanks Jenna for the his video. It’s keeping me on the right gardening path 😊