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DennisThornton

Wow!  Mine was started inside and is higher than the local farms but is not even a foot high!

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Skwerl58

Thanks for the info and great pictures. I planted a small plot for the family and earlier corn is about three feet high. Last planting is about a foot high. 

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JoeM

Our local sweet corn guy planted his fields in alfalfa. Most have been cut already. Must be more money in that crop.

 

That plot planting spacing reminds me of when I was a kid. My dad planted his gardens in 10x10 squares. We would start with 6 or so and keep adding. I can remember him telling my mom in the morning before he left for work saying "tell the boy spade up a 10x10 today." And it had to be a certain way, two inch wide shovel slivers, turned over 100%. No raking or sod busting, he did that. Always had vegetables till the frost.

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roadapples

All I ever got to do was pull weeds and pick rocks

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c-series don

We have a saying here on eastern Long Island for corn. “knee high by the forth of July “ I’m not sure if that applies elsewhere?

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8ntruck
33 minutes ago, c-series don said:

We have a saying here on eastern Long Island for corn. “knee high by the forth of July “ I’m not sure if that applies elsewhere?

That's what I've always heard here in Michigan.

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Handy Don

Hey, I had some up from SC this week (courtesy of my local supermarket) and it was fine.

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DennisThornton
2 hours ago, roadapples said:

All I ever got to do was pull weeds and pick rocks

Your wish has been noted!  And there are unlimited pleasures for you here!

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DennisThornton
2 hours ago, c-series don said:

We have a saying here on eastern Long Island for corn. “knee high by the forth of July “ I’m not sure if that applies elsewhere?

Heard it here as well.

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Darb1964

I just noticed mine is just sprouting today, I wanted to get it in a little earlier than I did. I have got away with planting it a few weeks before Memorial day the last few years. That's always a gamble in the Berkshires, be mid August before I get corn.

Knee high by the forth of July, is the saying around these parts also.

Bailing the first cut of hay tomorrow and Saturday weather permitting. Crop looks a lot better this year than last.

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squonk
9 hours ago, Handy Don said:

Hey, I had some up from SC this week (courtesy of my local supermarket) and it was fine.

Same here! 

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squonk
10 hours ago, roadapples said:

All I ever got to do was pull weeds and pick rocks

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clueless

About a week out for us in Northwest Fl. Mid Florida is already harvesting, that's probably what your finding in your local market.

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