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  • From: robert schuler <sunnfarm AT bellatlantic.net>
  • To: bockpa AT plesh.com
  • Cc: 'Market Farming' <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Weeds in my corn!
  • Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 10:47:10 -0400

Corn is a greedy plant it does not like to share ground with other plants.
Corn
takes a lot of water and will suck the soil dry killing and competing plants
in
the row. It was a common practice to apply ryegrass or vetch after last
cultivation, the seedling plants struggle along until the corn is done growing
then they take over. I did this with both ryegrass and vetch, it only works
on a
wet year with any success. Some farmers in southeast PA. on hilly land fly in
vetch in late summer, and notill corn again into the killed vetch sod in
spring.
Legume plants don't release much N during the growing season they store most
of
it for themselves...Bob.
Sunny Meadow Farm
Bridgeton, NJ.

"Paul A. Bock" wrote:

> I have never tried this, but has anyone ever grown a low cover crop, even
> better a legume like clover or maybe a low one like yellow Dutch clover
> throughout the corn patch? Or maybe no-till drill corn into a brush hogged
> clover patch? I am just thinking of ideas to smother the weeds AND maybe
> provide some nitrogen in the process. Then you already have a cover growing
> when the corn is harvested and the ground is open.
>
> Paul Bock
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of robert
> schuler
> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 9:56 AM
> To: Market Farming
> Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Weeds in my corn!
>
> Hello Michael, You can cultivate small corn anytime, many farmers rotary
> hoe corn before it germinates, small corn is almost indestructable, its
> when it gets over two feet tall that root pruning becomes a factor. I
> use herbicides to control weeds and two cultivations. The first
> cultivation when the corn is 4" tall I apply a sidedress of 14-7-14 at
> the same time, a second cultivation at 15-20" tall along with a
> sidedress of 34-0-0. and thats it. If I have a bad weed problem I can
> cultivate aggressively at 6" tall, throwing soil into the row covering
> weeds between the corn plants, I sometimes use disc hillers when the
> corn is 12-20" tall to bury weeds between the corn.
> I would not waste time getting the weeds out of your corn patch they
> will quickly take hold and destroy your corn. Weedy corn produces small
> unsaleable ears..Bob.
> Sunny Meadow Farm
> Bridgeton, NJ.
>
> Michael Lorion wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am new to this list and new to farming in general.
> > Up until this winter we had a small horse farm but
> > decided it might be more profitable and fun to grow
> > our own produce and sell at a modest farm stand on our
> > property. I have about 2-3 acres in production and,
> > overall, things have gone very well. I am growing
> > pumpkins, zucchini, summer squash, cucumbers, corn and
> > a variety of flowers for cutting. Despite the
> > ridiculously wet conditions here in central
> > Massachusetts this spring, most of my crops are doing
> > fine. Planting was a bit late but I shouldn't't have
> > any issues with fall frosts before harvest.
> >
> > My specific question relates to my sweet corn. I have
> > about 1 and 1/2 acres planted. I bought a high
> > quality treated seed from Johnny's. Given my
> > equipment (30hp tractor w/ tiller attachment) I had a
> > hard time with muddy conditions. As of today, my corn
> > is about 3-9 inches tall but I have a lot of weeds. I
> > have tried to cultivate between rows but I worry that
> > the corn isn't stable/tall enough yet. I've heard
> > corn has a shallow root system and to be careful
> > cultivating. At this point, should I wait a little
> > longer or start actively weeding? If I let it grow a
> > little taller, should I be concerned about the weeds
> > "taking hold"? Any help or suggestions would be
> > greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Michael
> >
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