Sweetcorn seeds

[simoncpg]

Hi all
is it best to pop sweetcorn seeds in warm water for a few hours, prior to sowing.
Thanks Si.

[singleseeder]

I don't soak them. In fact I don't bury them in the compost either.

After spraying the compost with water I press the seed onto the surface so that the bottom half comes into contact with the compost. I then place a sheet of newspaper over the loo rolls ('cos that's what I use) to stop too much evaporation and ignore them for a few days. You will see when the root comes out and finds it's way down. Very soon after that the shoot will appear. At that point I will cover the seed with 1/2" of dry compost ,

[rustylady]

I usually soak mine overnight before sowing.

[Alison]

Never soaked them in my life, just push them slightly under the surface of multi purpose compost in root trainers. Keep them inside and a few days later they're up and running. Real doddle. Only year I had problems was when somebody else had over watered them and they'd rotted.

[Farmer_Gyles]

i have never soaked them, just pushed them into the compost (normally a 15 cell module tray) and they've always come up fine .... except this year .... the mice have scoffed 2 lots and the 3rd sowing seems to be doing nothing .... yet ....

[Minerva]

I've never soaked mine either. I just push them into a small pot of compost then plant them out later.

[WendyC]

When I first read this I was thinking of popping sweetcorn to make popcorn and couldn't think how it would help it to grow. Must read more carefully! And no never soaked mine either.

[binley100]

nor me .....

[Ian_5]

tried both ways this year and had much more success with those that weren't soaked...

[salome2001]

no soaking, in MPC, in root trainers. 100% germination rate so far.