Planting Corn
Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison shows two different ways to plant corn in the home garden. The first way uses double rows: two rows planted a foot apart, and each set of rows about three feet apart. This planting style is good for when you have space. Mike also plants some corn in a checkerboard pattern where the corn is planted on a one-foot grid in a 4x4 pattern. This is good for if you are space limited. Corn is wind pollinated and the grid planting will have better pollination results than a single row.
Before he plants Mike broadcasts a balanced fertilizer based on soil test recommendations. He lightly rakes the fertilizer to mix it in a little. Then, he makes double row shallow trenches and places the seed one foot apart and covers it. He then shows how to plant in the checkerboard pattern.
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Before he plants Mike broadcasts a balanced fertilizer based on soil test recommendations. He lightly rakes the fertilizer to mix it in a little. Then, he makes double row shallow trenches and places the seed one foot apart and covers it. He then shows how to plant in the checkerboard pattern.
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