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Grow Sweet Corn in Your Own Backyard

Growing sweet corn is possible, even if you don't have a huge garden or farmland. Here's how to grow corn.
Are you trying to grow sweet corn in your garden for a tasty golden harvest, but seem to be struggling with cobs coming out half-formed? Well, don't be too quick to blame it all on the lack of ...
Sweet corn harvested fresh from the home garden and cooked soon afterward is one of life’s great treats. If you have never had that experience, now is the time to plant sweet corn in the garden. Sweet ...
If you're planning to plant some corn in your garden this year, you might be looking for other plants to pair with it. The good thing is that corn has plenty of potential companion plants, so you can ...
Q. Can I grow corn in my backyard garden, or is it more trouble than it’s worth? Growing corn in a home garden can be an adventure, to say the least. I can give you some standard advice on growing ...
We've all heard the old sayings about corn. Here are a few facts - and myths - about corn. This summer has been a mixture of rainy, humid and hot days. Doesn't sound like much fun for humans but the ...
As farmers look to establish their 2023 cropping plan, some are looking at changing their rotation. Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist, says he has been fielding questions on the subject. “For ...
Eating corn on the cob is one of my favorite summertime treats. It’s pretty hard to beat a sweet, freshly picked ear that has been cooked and topped with melting butter. Sweetcorn has been a mainstay ...
Hurricane Florence was targeting Campbell Coxe’s farm. Days earlier, the 2018 storm had rapidly intensified in the Atlantic, and now Darlington County, South Carolina, was in the path. Coxe had to ...
By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - U.S. farmers, though punished by slumping prices after last year's monster corn harvest, are expected to cut back only slightly on their plantings of the ...