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- From: Pam Twin Oaks <pam AT twinoaks.org>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Sweet Corn Transplanting
- Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 14:45:05 -0500
It is quite possible to transplant sweet corn, so those in marginal climates don’t need to give up hope. We usually prepare some plugs the same day we sow our first corn outdoors and use these to fill gaps at the first cultivation. We use 200-cell styrofoam Speedling flats, (1”, 2.5cm cells). For ease of care, we float these in a tank of water until we set them out. Some vegetable seedlings would drown if continuously in water, but corn does not. I believe it is important to transplant the corn before the plant gets too big, and the taproot takes off. 2-3”(5-7.5cm) plants seem OK. The plugs transplant easily using butter knives.
Pam Dawling, Twin Oaks, Louisa, VA. zone 7
- Re: [Market-farming] Sweet Corn Transplanting, Pam Twin Oaks, 01/03/2012
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