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4.5 out of 5 (4 experiences)


About Corn
Corn is a warm weather crop and should not be planted until the soil warms up to 60° F. It is one of the taller home garden crops, so locate it where it will not shade out other crops. Corn is wind pollinated, and to ensure adequate pollination, sow seeds in several rows to form a square or on hills with several plants in a circle. Some sweet corns can be adversely affected by cross pollination from other corn varieties.
Taxonomy
Zea mays
Zea
Poaceae
Poales
Also known as
Maize

How to care for Corn
How often to water your Corn

every 9
Corn needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesnāt get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Corn in your home

a window
Corn love being close to bright, sunny windows š.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Corn does not tolerate low-light š«.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Corn in your home š”.
How to fertilize Corn

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil itās likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Corn after it doubles in size or once a yearāwhichever comes first.
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#corn plant has dark leaves
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Went to a farm today! Failed at finding everything in the corn maze, ate, went back in, then went on a tractor ride! @tango #Corn sorry ābout the bad photos of me š if there are any STAYs, do you recognize the pose in the last photo? ā„ļøā„ļøā„ļøš±š±š±
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Iāve been looking after a bunch of Maize for doing crosses. theyāre in 7.5L pots in a hot glasshouse room and I am really unconfident about their watering schedule, people have told me different things, I just want to keep them alive- help! #Corn
Care Summary for Corn
Corn
Greg recommends:

0.5 cups every 9 days

< 1ft from a window

Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4ā pot your plant is in, and that it doesnāt get direct sunlight.

What other plant parents say









I didnāt expect to see these growing when I was putting my plants that didnāt make it (plants-seedsāābasically like a plant cemetery lol) last winter. I was shocked that they were growing healthy and happy. Iām still trying to figure out if these are ācornā tho. Cuz there are so many plant / flower seeds that ended up there and corn seed is NOT common in my house. I personally think these might be sunflowers but Iāll love them no matter what.



