100% germination! thats a first for me.

[crichmond]

Hi all

I checked my sweet corn this morning planted in root riot cubes and I have had 100% germination, this is the first time I have ever had 100% germination from anything.

The corn is black seneca which is an open pollinated variety.

[gojiberry]

Well done Chris.

[Snadger]

You just need to work out your block planting regime now to suit the amount of plants you have!

[quark1]

You must feel well chuffed - well done!

Always very encouraging.

[Alison]

For some reason I seem to have had particularly good germination this year in general, I usually plant about double what I need so am now filling my brother's greenhouse as well as my own this year!

[SarzWix]

For some reason I seem to have had particularly good germination this year in general, I usually plant about double what I need so am now filling my brother's greenhouse as well as my own this year!

I was thinking that myself Alison - everything I've double sown has come through, so I've got far more plants than I need! I wonder if that Gardening Which trial had some effect? Some of the seed companies got a bit of a slating for their low germination rates I think?

[Alice]

Well done Crichmond. Hope the corn does great for you. Where do you get root riot cubes ?

[Geo]

Hi all

I checked my sweet corn this morning planted in root riot cubes and I have had 100% germination, this is the first time I have ever had 100% germination from anything.

The corn is black seneca which is an open pollinated variety.

Nice one Chris...

Pics please

Geo..

[crichmond]

Well done Crichmond. Hope the corn does great for you. Where do you get root riot cubes ?

Hydroponic Propagation - Starlite

They fit cell trays perfectly.

[Alice]

Thanks Chris, I'd never heard of them.

[simmo 66]

I sowed 30 sweetcorn into 2 x 15 modual trays & only 15 came up so i moved all into one & sowed 15 more & they all came up....!

[crichmond]

Nice one Chris...

Pics please

Geo..

Here you are Geo, there is more than this but this is all there is room for on this bench.

[Geo]

Thanks for the pic Chris..

I love sweet corn

I have eighty plants growing

Had good success last year..

Geo..

[crichmond]

Same here I love it as well especially with melted butter.
I just put another 25 of a different variety in a cup of water to get them going, and I am awaiting delivery of 5 other open pollinated varieties from america so by the time I am done I should have around 200 growing.

[Geo]

I bbq or grill mine lots of good quality butter and salt

Geo..