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  • From: <clearviewfarm AT bluefrog.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] sweet corn?
  • Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 10:39:46 -0800

I have an old three-point hitch sprayer, on which I can get the booms up high, like ~6 feet and have wondered if that would work for what you talk about, Steve.

Kurt Forman
Clearview Farm
Palmyra, NY 14522

--- MAsteveINE AT 207me.com wrote:

From: "MAsteveINE" <MAsteveINE AT 207me.com>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] sweet corn?
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 13:11:19 -0500

I would say 'in for a dime= in for a dollar' there is not much way to save money and get a crop,
 
however, with a a captive audience, I would skip the earliest part and plant into warm soil,
 
with a second early variety which will give a more impressive ear.
 
You did not say organic or conventional; either way I would get onto a 3-4 day spray
 
schedule during silking............recently I have had decent result with the certified
 
spinosad products. A detrermined, athletic young farmer (as on Johnnys 2012 cover)
 
could handle an acre or so with a backpack as only wetting the silk is necessary.
 
MAsteveINE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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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!

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Erin Bullock, Mud Creek Farm
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