Corn thinning and care for home gardens
Garden guidance urges ruthless thinning to 10 14 inches between corn plants, 30 36 inch rows, and several short rows for pollination. Continuous plantings every two to three weeks offer steady harvest. Fertilize in bands, water through tasseling, discourage suckers, and use tight husks to reduce earworm damage with bags or rustling to aid kernel development.
Community garden planning and seedlings in a suburb
The writer signs up for a 20 foot square plot in a city garden sponsored by the Staten Island Botanical Garden on former farm land. Planning includes soil prep, two weekly visits, seedling pruning at home in a cold frame, and hopes for three harvests per square foot while competing with fellow gardeners. They describe starting beets and onions as seedlings and advise on rooting hormone usage for woody cuttings.
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