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Re: Barren Pepper Plants, SqFt Corn

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June 14, 97 I planted (late) +/- 48 corn plants in a 4'X4' Sq, along w/
squash, beans, marigolds and radishes. This provided (2) large Blue
Hubbards, a few Scarlet Runner beans and a moderate yield of Early Sunglow
corn.

5/2/98 I seeded (6) rows of (6) corn plants in a 4'X4' Sq and got about 60
full ears.

5/1/99 I seeded (5) rows of (6) corn plants and am anticipating (the first)
corn for supper tonight.

The point is that 36 plants in 16 12" Sqs yielded 1 2/3 fully developed ears
per plant, which leads to the supposition that "crowding doesn't diminish
pollination to the extent of limiting yield. Had I planted 16 plants (ie one
per 12" sq) the yield could have been no more than 32 ears - I got 60 ears
from the same space!

I would look at other conditions, unless you are not limited by space or
time.

Regards,
DT (aka Dore Tyler)  dee_tee@msn.com
Doing his own thing in the privacy of his own garden.
USDA Zone 8b, Tacoma, WA
-----Original Message-----
From: Towey, Brian <cbt4489@glaxowellcome.com>
To: 'Square Foot Gardening List' <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Monday, August 09, 1999 7:14 AM
Subject: RE: Barren Pepper Plants, SqFt Corn


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>> Did you give them a lot of nitrogen and little P and K?
>
>I tilled some 10-10-10 into the mix of peat moss, top soil, sand, and
manure
>that fills the bed.  About a quarter of a coffee can, in Mel units.  Plenty
>of N to be sure, but there should be enough P and K as well.  The cayenne
is
>happy, as I mentioned earlier.
>
>> they're quite large for bell pepper plants.
>
>As to size, I don't know exactly what variety this is, so there's no
telling
>how tall they "should" be.  All I can say is that they look like big
healthy
>plants.  Not small or spindly.
>
>I have a report on my square-foot corn, by the way.  We planted a square of
>Bantam with some sunflowers in between, since they are supposed to be a
good
>companion.  A dozen cornstalks in all.  The cornstalks on the sunny side of
>the square grew the biggest and fastest, and matured first.  Pollentation
>was clearly a problem, since many of the kernels were undeveloped.  The
>plants in the back had ears that were all blanks, except for three or four
>scattered kernels.  Next year, the corn goes in a very large patch with
more
>space between plants.
>
>-cbt
>
>
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