{"id":4197,"date":"2016-12-06T21:41:44","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T02:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homesteaderdepot.com\/?p=4197"},"modified":"2016-12-06T21:41:44","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T02:41:44","slug":"saving-space-while-growing-corn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/2016\/12\/06\/saving-space-while-growing-corn\/","title":{"rendered":"Saving Space While Growing Corn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Corn is a crop that has disappointed many backyard gardeners.\u00a0 Mostly because they watch lush green stalks grow up with anticipation, only to find that the ears didn\u2019t produce any corn.\u00a0 One of the more common reasons why is that they didn\u2019t plant enough corn.\u00a0 In order for corn to properly pollinate it needs to be planted in several rows, if you are planting in rows.\u00a0 This can take up more space than most backyard gardeners have, or are willing to give to one crop.\u00a0 But there is a way to grow corn successfully without using so much space.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make some space throughout your garden, it doesn\u2019t have to all be in the same bed, but try not to have each space separated by more than a few feet.<\/li>\n<li>Mound some compost into a \u201chill\u201d several inches high and about 2 feet across in each of the spaces that you have available. Corn is a heavy feeder, so rich compost is important if you want nice corn.<\/li>\n<li>I recommend mulching the mounds even before the seeds have sprouted with a thin layer of coffee grounds. They are rich in nitrogen which will help the seedlings get started, and the sprouts will have no problem pushing a little coffee out of the way.<\/li>\n<li>Thin any extra sprouts, or sprouts that are too close together. Preferably you should have about 6 plants left after thinning on each mound.\u00a0 If you have less they will not pollinate.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure that you keep them well watered and as the corn grows add thicker mulch to help with water retention and add nutrients as they grow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With 6 mounds, and 6 stalks on each mound, and each stalk producing 2 or three ears, you can end up with over 100 ears of corn without sacrificing a large area of your garden.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you enjoyed this, you might also like\u2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/fbc1di-o66zb4f5egeoen4h9eu.hop.clickbank.net\/?tid=NEWADS\">Eat Like Your Ancestors Did&#8230;<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/ac883p2j6a402pvdyn7euajkqw.hop.clickbank.net\/?tid=NEWADS\">Home <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/ac883p2j6a402pvdyn7euajkqw.hop.clickbank.net\/?tid=NEWADS\">Defense in the End<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/ac883p2j6a402pvdyn7euajkqw.hop.clickbank.net\/?tid=NEWADS\"> Times\u2026<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/8ef9flvm5e266ovn2ep3m6oq5q.hop.clickbank.net\/?tid=NEWADS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Natural Healing Secrets You Need to Know\u2026<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Corn is a crop that has disappointed many backyard gardeners.\u00a0 Mostly because they watch lush green stalks grow up with anticipation, only to find that the ears didn\u2019t produce any corn.\u00a0 One of the more common reasons why is that they didn\u2019t plant enough corn.\u00a0 In order for corn to properly pollinate it needs<\/p>\n<div class=\"blog-grid-button\"><a class href=\"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/2016\/12\/06\/saving-space-while-growing-corn\/\">Read More <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[137,249,411],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4197"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4197\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}