Re: [Sqft-l] Close corn planting

**jim allAn jallan6977@clarityconnect.com>**

Phil Marcus wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the warning.  I, too, planted just one zucchini seed and two
> crookneck squash seeds.  They are now ready for transplant;  let the deluge
> begin.
> 
> I'm transforming my new garden into a square foot garden, working in more
> and more organic matter.  The soil here (Houston) is primarily clay, so that
> means lots of rice hulls, composted manure and gypsum.  Does wonders.  In
> fact, I'm trying an array of sixty-four Early Sunglow sweet corn.  I planted
> them fourteen days ago and they're between six inches and one foot high.  In
> the new soil, they're growing better than twice the rate of my previous
> (ill-fated) corn transplants.  I just worked in some 14-12-13 and watered it
> in.  This might actually work!  Has anyone else tried a corn planting?
> 
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   I have gotten two good crops planting 1 per sqr ft with pole beans
planted two weeks later in the same square.  The beans use the
cornstalks as a pole to climb.  They grow faster than corn is why the
corn must have a head start.  The corn was short this year but yielded
several twins.  I am still waiting for the beans to fruit.  I hope the
64 you planted were of a small variety.  Don't think I would put beans
with corn that close.  To much of a jungle.  Last year I had yellow
squash in that same square but didn't like it that crowded.  To hard to
water the center of the square with so much foliage.
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