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  • From: robert schuler <sunnfarm AT bellatlantic.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] CornEar worms-GA
  • Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 17:51:01 -0400

Craig, You can plant sweetcorn 6 weeks before frost date, as long as the growing point is below ground, which it is till the corn is almost 12" tall, the frost will not kill it.
Corn earworms overwinter in GA and they can appear anytime without warning, up here in NJ the earworm dies in the cold soil and new moths need to fly up from the south each year giving us an earworm free period sometimes until August. The problem here and everywere in corn country are corn borers, they overwinter in the cold and cause most of the ear damage before the earworm season begins...Bob.
Sunny Meadow Farm
Bridgeton, NJ.

Craig Gilbert wrote:

I have seen a neighbor plant corn on 3/15, eventhough last frost date is 4/15. It is just starting to tassel now. He claims a little frost is good for the corn and won't hurt it, and he beats the corn ear worms.

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