Q. Last year, I tried to grow sweet corn in my new garden. I had tons of weeds around the narrow rows. The corn ended up stunted and the ears never developed on many plants. A. Sweet corn can be ...

The window of time for planting corn is closing, but now is still a propitious moment to sow its seeds. There are a few rules for growing, harvesting, and post-harvest care of corn as follows: If you ...

After three straight years of having a May-planted crop that outperformed corn planted only a few weeks earlier, some ...

There’s good evidence that in Midwestern fields, corn row spacings of 20” or less can provide your crop with several key advantages. At that spacing, yields tend to be higher, up to 10 bushels more ...

Recent cool weather and rainy days may have prevented gardeners from planting sweet corn by the recommended start dates of early to mid-May. But you can still plant by June 15 to enjoy sweet corn late ...

A group of scientists intentionally planted corn misfits to perpetuate the wide array of genetic variation in the Midwest’s ...

Last week, I wrote about the different varieties of sweet corn. I hope you have decided which variety you are going to plant this year because it is time to do so. According to the University of ...

Last week, I wrote about the different varieties of sweet corn. I hope you have decided which variety you are going to plant this year because it is time to do so. According to the University of ...