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Simi valley, ca

Ok im growing Burpee's Sugarpearl hybrid ,package says they get 6-7 ft tall, mine are healthy fat & 7.5 -to 8.5 ft ,,QUESTION ? they have silks from 10 days old to 2-3 ,, So should i now put some firtlizer on them to finish ? or do nothing ? What kind ? 0-0-50 maybe ? Or any sugestions ? im sure a bit of kelp would be good ? Anyone please ?? Thanks !

6/20/2012 3:52:42 PM

Waynesboro, Virginia

A few years back I put some wood ash on my corn at that stage and they responded like they loved it.Beautiful large ears of corn and some got 3 ears per plant.Thats about the same as 0-0-50, but then again I'm no corn expert.I'm sure someone here would know this answer.Good luck with your plants.

6/20/2012 4:39:12 PM

Bethlehem CT

Hi Fisssh You are only about 11 days or so out from harvest. I would not bother at this point.

6/21/2012 12:44:34 PM

Corryton, TN

No need for fert now. Keep the moisture level up.

6/21/2012 6:53:12 PM

Torrance, Ca.

I let mine dry out to much this year and it was a little pasty. Like Dave says, keep it moist. This is the first I didn't and got the paste :)

7/2/2012 11:53:42 PM

Bethlehem CT

So.Cal you didn't by any chance plant to different varieties. Years ago I had a bunch of my sweet corn have starchy kernels. What had happened is I had a supersweet Sh2 type cross pollinate with an ordinary se (eh) type. It was nasty. I had planted two varieties and not paid attention to the type of corn it was. Not giving them the seperation they needed. The reason I say this is, because I have never had the corn's taste be affected by drought. It will defininitely affect proper pollination and ear development though.

7/3/2012 9:06:35 AM