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    Morning everyone,

    Does anyone have an experience growing seetcorn in pots? My seelings are up but my garden still not ready. I have got couple of barrels which are about 4' deep and about 24" wide, my question is, how many can I plant into barrel?

    I'm growing T&Ms "Xtra tender & sweet F1", which, when planted in the garden, should be spaced about 18" apart.

    Thanks in advance guys,

    norazina

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    I did some googling and red some article how someone sown 7 to 18" pot and had a good crop, but did not give much details apart from that

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    • #3
      Well norazina I grew some in growbags last year and had about in15 in them and had a good crop.
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      • #4
        thanks for reply Cloud, what sort of spacing did you do?

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        • #5
          I grow 10 in an tractor tyre.
          http://www.freewebs.com/notesfromtheplot/ **updated**

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          • #6
            thanks Starchild, how wide is tractor tyre?

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            • #7
              Originally posted by norazina View Post
              thanks Starchild, how wide is tractor tyre?
              Never measured it but I am told it's off a back wheel of an old Massey Ferguson 35 I work in tractor sizes not diameter.
              http://www.freewebs.com/notesfromtheplot/ **updated**

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              • #8
                , that is a very "man" like answer,

                but seriously, thanks, I've looked those up and wheel is about 5-5.5' wide, which gives me an idea for planting!!!

                norazina
                Last edited by norazina; 17-06-2008, 10:02 AM.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by norazina View Post
                  , that is a very "man" like answer,

                  but seriously, thanks, I've looked those up and wheel is about 5-5.5" wide, which gives me an idea for planting!!!

                  norazina
                  That's the trouble, I hung round with me dad more than me mum. I got loads of tyres off freecycle, including the tractor tyres, but recycling centres sell normal car ones for about �3 each.
                  http://www.freewebs.com/notesfromtheplot/ **updated**

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                  • #10
                    lucky me - I just have to stop by one of them "rubbish dumping" places and pick old tyres for free!!! :-)

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                    • #11
                      m growing sweetcorn in 18" pots but also standing them on a grow bag it gives the roots some were to go seems to be working but this is my 1st go at doing this.

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                      • #12
                        i am growing 4 sweetcorn in a large planter (there were three in the packet!!! from homebase), they are really really growing well, i have two others in a terracotta type flower pot (not small by the way) and they were planted at the same time and not going quite as well, but they will get there.

                        Good luck with them

                        SS

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                        • #13
                          I grew loads last year, and although they were in beds they were spaced much closer than recommended (about 6inches between each plants in blocks). Every single plant gave at least 1 cob, many grew 2 or 3, so they can cope with less space than you'd imagine. Have tried it again this year on two beds, so hoping for a bumper crop!

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                          • #14
                            Lol!
                            Done it again

                            Sort of got my answer that I wanted.

                            But wow! Grown in grow bags
                            I might just go with my original plan of the 125 ltr bag of compost.
                            But splitting it down the middle.

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                            • #15
                              I'm growing sweetcorn for the first time this year and i was wondering how big a container i would need!
                              I hadn't noticed the date of the posts as i was to busy panicing at the words.... mine out growing tall.... mine are looking good... etc when i have only just bloomin sown mine!!!!

                              SM
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