growing corn in containers

[Mr nice guy]

Corn ear worm is prevalent (regular corn pest). I've found them in about 80% of the corn I shucked north of Hilo.

Helping pollinate a small block of corn isn't that difficult. Walk amongst the stalks when the pollen is ripe and knock on the stalks once or twice a day for a few days. Make sure you plant the rows so you can get access.

[MarkP]

I always found it strange that here in Hawaii the ends of the ear were cut off. Makes it a tiny bit harder to eat. I eventually learned that it is because most corn grown here gets an ear worm or two in the end. Cut that off and fools like me are non the wiser.

[terracore]

I wonder if the LFA keep the ear worms at bay? I had read that in Africa and South America the ants were deliberately spread due to some of the pests that they control.

[dayna]

oh my gosh the corn tastes amazing! We've harvested a couple ears now as they are becoming ripe and they are the sweetest bestest tasting corn I've ever had. Maybe because we grew it ourselves... maybe its just good. The pollination rate has been super good with just the few corn stalks in a round pot. Maybe we've been lucky, maybe its the variety.

Dayna

www.E-Z-Caps.com

[d96778]

What is the variety you folks planted?

[terracore]

We planted this variety: http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/corn/co...03168.html

(don't mistake the above link for endorsement of the product)

We started another batch of that variety (going to try more fertilizer) plus going to experiment with other varieties next. I'm still doing research.

[Lee M-S]

UH sells seeds developed for Hawaii. https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/seed/seeds.asp

3 kinds of corn, 8 kinds of tomatoes, onions, beans, lettuce, eggplant, papaya, more, for only $1 a packet. (You can buy them locally repackaged for a higher price if you want.)

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

(going to try more fertilizer)... I'm still doing research

I found that winter grown corn generally tops out at 3-5 feet tall, summer corn can reach 5-8 feet tall due to the warmer weather and longer day length.

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[dayna]

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Originally posted by Lee M-S

UH sells seeds developed for Hawaii. https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/seed/seeds.asp

3 kinds of corn, 8 kinds of tomatoes, onions, beans, lettuce, eggplant, papaya, more, for only $1 a packet. (You can buy them locally repackaged for a higher price if you want.)

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I had no luck with growing that corn from them in containers. Many of these varieties they have are for growing in the ground and don't do well in containers. A couple years ago I ordered pretty much everything they had available to order. lol The small tomatoes did really well. The beans did "ok". We have to grow in containers for a variety of reasons so we're experimenting.

Dayna

www.E-Z-Caps.com

[MarkP]

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