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Re: square foot gardening, plant spacing

In a message dated 97-04-21 15:50:13 EDT, you write:

<< A  short time ago (maybe 2 weeks) someone mentioned planting corn 4
<<  per sq. foot. but most on this list said it was incorrect and should
<<  be one per sq. foot. Did you actually have good results with this
<<  close spacing?

<< I'll be planting my corn in the next month, and I had mapped out
<<  one per sq. foot. I'd love to get more in my space if possible.

This is my first year planting corn and I used the 4 per sqft method. Since I
live in a warm part of the country (Southern California) I was able to start
them in mid-late Feb. I selected a dwarf variety (Hookers sweet corn) which
reaches 4-5 feet in height. As of Sunday my corn is over 3 feet tall and
there are three to four ears starting to peek out of each plant. The spacing
is a little tight but I think having a drawf variety will help a lot. I may
try to hand polinate my second planing if the first doesn't turn out well.

If you are unsure of the 4 per sqft spacing you may try something in between.
You could space them every 8-10 inches apart instead of 6 inches. You could
do this by planing 9 seeds in a 2ft by 2ft square. This places them 8 inches
apart. Good luck

Kurt (Glendale, CA / Zone 9)

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