My corn was falling over so I had to tie it to stakes to keep it up. I never realized how prone to falling over corn was. Last year I lost my entire crop!
I also think I don't have enough corn going. There was a lot more corn that got shaded out by the beans. Timing was wrong this year! Jade
Sep 01, 2010
I read in the Veggie Gardener's Bible to plant another crop when the first one is about waist high. I did that this year, but I don't think that they will make it all the way this year. Only bc of the weather though, I'm going to do it again next year. ShannonTomey
Sep 02, 2010
That's interesting advice. I wonder if it works here in the NW. Has it worked for you before?
I try to do the same thing with lettuce. When it gets an inch or two across, that means "plant some more". But (this spring at least) I've been terrible at succession planting. I'm trying to do better this fall, and so far it looks like lettuce may be taken care of. Jade
Sep 02, 2010
This is my first year doing that, but I think it's success in the NW means we needed a better season than this one. The guy who wrote the book is in VT, so I would lean to it being ok for us too.
Generally, I do a row every week or so starting in late April through early June. We had a kitty issue though (dug up a bunch using my raised beds using it as the neighborhood toilet), so I had to plant a new couple of rows at the end of June. ShannonTomey
Sep 03, 2010
My corn was falling over so I had to tie it to stakes to keep it up. I never realized how prone to falling over corn was. Last year I lost my entire crop!
Portland, OR | clay | Zone 8
I also think I don't have enough corn going. There was a lot more corn that got shaded out by the beans. Timing was wrong this year!
Jade
Sep 01, 2010
I read in the Veggie Gardener's Bible to plant another crop when the first one is about waist high. I did that this year, but I don't think that they will make it all the way this year. Only bc of the weather though, I'm going to do it again next year.
ShannonTomey
Sep 02, 2010
That's interesting advice. I wonder if it works here in the NW. Has it worked for you before?
I try to do the same thing with lettuce. When it gets an inch or two across, that means "plant some more". But (this spring at least) I've been terrible at succession planting. I'm trying to do better this fall, and so far it looks like lettuce may be taken care of.
Jade
Sep 02, 2010
This is my first year doing that, but I think it's success in the NW means we needed a better season than this one. The guy who wrote the book is in VT, so I would lean to it being ok for us too.
Generally, I do a row every week or so starting in late April through early June. We had a kitty issue though (dug up a bunch using my raised beds using it as the neighborhood toilet), so I had to plant a new couple of rows at the end of June.
ShannonTomey
Sep 03, 2010
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