Comments on: Growing corn using the hill method

By: Sally

Sally — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 23:55:40 +0000

In reply to Clyde. Yes, this is exactly what I do…I also put 4 stakes inside the tomato cage for extra support. Living in north central Canada, I put clear plastic bags over each cage and the corn real grows until the danger of frost is over. I put with 4 - 10 inch corn transplants in each cage.

By: Red Fox

Red Fox — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 11:37:18 +0000

In reply to Dolores. Mice do this, they go for the rooted kernel. The greens they leave behind, but this happens only when the plant is small. At knee high you do not have this problem anymore

By: ben

ben — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 01:34:26 +0000

In reply to Rick. rabbits and birds . yes birds love tender shoots of corn and anything green like peas, broccoli etcetera.

By: Kirk Wilson

Kirk Wilson — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 15:17:44 +0000

In reply to Su-Lin. I wouldn't use the 3 sisters method with sweet corn. The corn stalks will mature and fall over taking your pole beans with them. However, it works great for field varieties that you grind for meal, just like the Cherokee did.

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 14:35:11 +0000

In reply to Dolores. Sorry I don't know what would do that off the top of my head.

By: Dolores

Dolores — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 11:54:17 +0000

Thank you for this idea. I used it in our community garden with great success last year. This year, I got everything planted and most all the seeds sprouted. When the shoots were a few inches high something nipped them off at the base. They left the precious shoots. ARGH. Do you have any idea what does this and how I can prevent it?? Thanks for all your advice.

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By: Richard Loyd

Richard Loyd — Mon, 14 May 2018 13:01:31 +0000

I have beds that are about 3.5 or 4 feet wide. Last summer I used 2 rows of clumps per bed. The clumps were about 8-10 inches in diameter. For a small variety the clumps were 24 inches apart in the rows. For a large variety they were about 28 inches apart. The plants were started indoors in 72 cell flats and they were planted out when they were 6-7 inches tall. Four plants per hill or clump. This worked very well. This year I am trying 5 per clump.

By: Mr. Stoney

Mr. Stoney — Sat, 12 May 2018 22:34:00 +0000

In reply to Holly. WE love this method, we have been growing our popcorn very successfully this way for 6 years now!!

By: Holly

Holly — Sat, 12 May 2018 22:15:47 +0000

I just tried this! Excited to see if it works! My first time growing corn 🙂