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Re: Corn

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At 05:49 PM 3/21/2000 EST, you wrote:
>Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
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>Well, for those who might remember that I planted corn too late in the year 
>last year and wintered it over by covering the SFG frame with clear plastic 
>-- it seems to have worked!  I decanted the corn yesterday and planted some 
>more in the empty spots.  Looks like two ears on most of the Silver Queens, 
>plus some of the suckers are producing as well.  The main drawback seems to 
>be that they aren't as sturdy as I'd think, probably for the same reasons 
>that some of your seedlings are leggy.  They didn't have to fight off the 
>wind all winter and perhaps aren't as deeply rooted as they would have been 
>had they been grown in season.  They grew slowly over the winter, but 
>persistently.  I'm going to plant every couple of weeks up to the 64 per 4x4 
>that Mel recommends.
>It was ugly, but it seems to have worked.  Now to fight off the crows.
>Cyn
>
Well, I'll be interested to learn whether or not the corn is palatable,
having been put into dormancy for a time instead of growing out fast and
evenly. You may end up thanking crows.  Margaret L


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