"I live in a zone 3/4. I didnt plant until the middle of june because the first week of june we woke up to snow on the ground. Another disadvantage of living in an ancient river bottom is that the soil is rocky and silty. I used horse manure and a little miracle grow to get my corn started, planting the red and a yellow early sweet corn. I have noticed they have cross-pollinated or something along those lines and I have red corn on my yellow plants, however I wont know for sure how it will turn out because I still have a few weeks left in the growing process for my corn. I wanted to let you know that My plant heights average between 5 and 6 feet and I have an entire row (about 10-15) plants that I measured today with the help of my husband and a step ladder. Their height range is between 9 & 11 feet!!! As for yeild, right now the majority of my plants have 3 ears developing and quite a few have a 4th and 5th ear. My 8 yr old son and 2 yr old daughter are having so much fun gardening this year that we are planning on growing about 5 acres or so of various items next year and doing the local farmer's markets! This really makes me happy because my dad and I used to garden when i was growing up. Even though he's no longer with us in physical form I'm able to share his gifts with his grandchildren :) The red corn has made it that much more fun, and many of my neighbors have offered me trades for some for their families as well. Our entire community will be enjoying your fun corn!! Thanks so much!!"
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Beginner
State of residence:
WY
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
1-5 years
"This was fun. It was the first time ever growing corn for me, so I really wasn't sure when to start picking, so it was trial and error this time. The color was very fun and they tasted pretty good. We found that if you boil the corn, the red color goes away. You can see from the picture which one was really ready to pick and which weren't all the way ripe."
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Large Garden
Gardening skill:
Beginner
State of residence:
IL
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
0-1 years
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Large Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
MO
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
1-5 years
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
CA
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
1-5 years
