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  • From: Richard Robinson <hopestill1 AT gmail.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] sweet corn?
  • Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 10:51:20 -0500

not just a midwest problem! it's the main thing that keeps me away
from planting corn.

Richard

On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 9:07 AM, Shoemaker, William H
<wshoemak AT illinois.edu> wrote:
> Early and large are two opposing traits, but one early variety I like a lot
> is Trinity http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7366-trinity-f1-natural-ii.aspx .
> It is good looking, productive, tasty and handles cool soils well for an
> early start.
>
> If you are in the Midwest you'll need to be prepared for handling corn
> earworm. A local seed corn company or another grower may be using a
> pheremone trap to track its presence. You may be able to avoid the pest but
> you'll need to have local trap data to know whether you can avoid it or
> not. If no one else has one nearby, consider buying a trap and some
> pheremone strips.
>
> Bill
> William H. Shoemaker
> University of Illinois, Crop Sciences
> St Charles Horticulture Research Center
> 535 Randall Road, St Charles, IL  60174
> 630-584-7254, wshoemak AT illinois.edu
>
> ________________________________________
> From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
> [market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] on behalf of Erin Bullock
> [erin.dandelion AT gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 7:03 AM
> To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [Market-farming] sweet corn?
>
> Anyone have a suggestion for an easy-to-grow sweet corn variety for my
> CSA this year?  I have been hesitant to get into this crop, but I
> thought I'd give it a try this year, just one or two large early-
> season successions.  Advice appreciated!
>
> -----
>
> Erin Bullock, Mud Creek Farm
> www.mudcreekfarm.com
> 585-455-1260
>
>
>
>
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Richard Robinson
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