Sweetcorn - Incredible F1 -Spacing...

[chris]

The squash will trail on out over the beds, I'm guessing kathyd. 1m^2 is too small to train 4 squash into a circle, IMO.

[GrimChili]

Not sure here Horticultural Hobbit, but I have a feeling Patty Pan and Yellow Scallop are bush varieties?

GrimChili

[kathyd]

The squash will trail on out over the beds, I'm guessing kathyd. 1m^2 is too small to train 4 squash into a circle, IMO.

They'll definitely have to trail out, yes! My patty pan was huge last year - not a trailing type, and it took over about a sq m all on its own! I love plants trailing all over the place, although it did make it hard to access the beds they were planted in last year! Lol . But it wasn't the space I was curious about really, just the idea of so many hungry plants in such a small area - can a sq m support 4 squashes? Presumably you'd have to feed them a lot? Only asking 'cos I might try squeezing mine in a bit closer when they're ready to plant out..

[chris]

FWIW I've always spaced out at around 8 inches- it's worked well for me.

[horticultural_hobbit]

I have no idea ^_^ and like it. I tend to plug things in, to see what happens. I fancied a 2/3 sisters experiment with squashes and sweetcorn.

In a raised bed, and being squash bedfellows, probably will need a lot of feeding. The bed was already filled with decaying matter.

I have never grown these, so am learning as I go ^_^

[darcyvuqua]

I have f1 incredible corn here's how I have planted
All worked out by guesstimate

[horticultural_hobbit]

8 out of 9 are doing well for me; having to catch up. No 9 is still very small, and fending off slimers

[Philthy]

My experience with sweetcorn is to plant in full sun or nothing. I had a go a couple of years ago, forget the variety, Lark maybe. Anyway, I had them in the recommended block formation, 3x3. But in partial shade for part of the afternoon. They didn't appreciate that. None got big enough to form a cob

For squash though, I'd have to recommend Gem. A heap of fresh manure, perfect. Just throw on a few seeds. In 2007, last decent summer in my recollection, I had a single plant achieve at least 3m sq, and yield 50 or so cannon ball sized fruits.

[darcyvuqua]

Revisiting this as my sweet corn have just started producing the grain on top things how is everyone else's fairing up

[Jamesy_uk]

Jesus yours are early, even the biggest ones on our site are barely 3ft tall at the moment!
How tall is yours now?

[darcyvuqua]

Haha about 3 foot

[Jamesy_uk]

weird, I never normally see those until its getting on for full height at 5-6ft, maybe its just the variety I use.

[darcyvuqua]

weird, I never normally see those until its getting on for full height at 5-6ft, maybe its just the variety I use.

Maybe confused with the last few days hot temps

[ilovebritgardens]

Hi GrimChili,
We have a 900 feet of corn and are surrounded by hundreds of acres of corn. Standard placement is 8" apart, although we may put them a little closer. Corn needs to "shake hands" as they say, so that the pollen can do its job. We put the rows 36" apart. I have always read that if you have a small quantity of corn, you should put it in a block to encourage the pollination. Hey, good luck! Incredible is very popular here! (western New York state, US)

[The Allotment Shed]

Here's my corn too