Growing corn at the dacha will allow you to get a natural product and enjoy its taste. Beginner farmers are faced with the question: how to grow corn in a cottage?
How to grow sugar corn?
The planting of corn seeds in the open ground is carried out when the warm weather is established, and the occurrence of frosts will be ruled out. This period of time from mid-May to early June. If the earth is not heated enough, the seed germination will be much lower.
For the cultivation of corn suitable fertile and loose soil, not heavy, without the formation of a crust and an excess of moisture. The site for planting is selected well lit.
The first option is to plant the seeds immediately in the open ground. Before sowing, it is recommended to warm them in the sun for 4-5 days. This will create conditions for faster emergence of seedlings.
The second option is pre-cultivation of seedlings before planting in the ground. In early May, you can start planting corn seeds in peat pots. With the appearance of the first 2-3 leaves, it is possible to plant maize seedlings in the open ground at the dacha. As a rule, this period comes in early June.
Rules for planting corn
It is recommended to follow the following rules how to plant corn in the country:
- For better pollination, the planting of corn should be performed in rows with distances of 60 cm between them;
- Planting seeds or seedlings in rows is carried out at a distance of 15 cm from each other;
- seeds should be deepened into the soil by 7 cm when planting;
- in the stage of appearance of four leaves in seedlings, they must be thinned;
- conduct regular weeding and loosening of rows, hilling of plants;
- periodically make fertilization by a mullein;
- After the panicles were formed on the corn, it is necessary to water the plants. This needs to be done as the soil dries up;
- It is necessary to periodically remove lateral shoots of plants to obtain large cobs.
Knowing the rules of how to grow corn in the garden will help you to get a good harvest in the future.