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I do not have it on a timer. I’ll run it for about 6 hours every 3 days. I messed up with this roll of drip tape. The emitters are every 12”. I usually get the 6” so it takes a little longer to soak everything because less water is dripping. Also it puts the water right at the roots. Sometimes I’ll bury the drip tape and plant right on top of it. Uses way less water than overhead watering and you don’t wet the plant so less chance of disease. It can be a pain to pick up if you let the weeds take over it. I usually get it up pretty quick and reuse it. I’ll discard after the spring/summer growing season.

I sure do appreciate all that info! I really like the fact that you don't water the weeds in the middles. My young zipper peas struggle with disease and then usually grow out of it. I bet it's a combination of too much water and the fact that I water overhead. What is your pesticide regiment on corn?

1oz of 36% permethrin and 1oz of bifen per gallon of water once a week once the silks start forming until silks start turning unless it rains. I’ll spray after a rain and go back to once a week. Others on here use a powder I believe. Maybe Furflyin will post up what it is. I don’t remember. Dypel maybe. (Spelling)

Thank you Marsh!

Went took a sample out of the 2nd corn patch. Looks like what sweet corn is supposed to look like and not bananas.

Great! Crazy how zones vary. I still have my third planting to do once it’s dry enough up here.

That looks like some fine eating! Mine is just starting to silk. What variety is that?

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Some good looking corn there marsh. I haven't been able to get into my corn patch over the last couple weeks because the rain. Too tall to lay by now. Guess I'll go through it with a weed eater and hope fer the best.

That’s some fine looking ears of corn!

Yes It is

My Silver Queen should be ready by the end of June. I always shoot for June 21st because that’s the longest day and the sunshine makes it sweet, at least that the way I think it works.

I went take a sample of the 3rd planting of sweet corn. This variety is Cosmic and is a conventional sweet corn. I really like the this variety grew and it puts the ears on a little higher then the R/R varieties Ives planted. I was hoping it would be ready so I could get it picked before all the rain that supposed to be coming. Still needs another 3-4 days.

Sure looks purty!

What's the secret to knowing when corn is ready? I always seem to let it go just a little too long. I am tired of having to cream a lot of it

I go by feel. As soon as the silks start turning brown I start feeling it. The husk will get tight and you’ll feel kernels all the way to the top. I picked about 50-60 ears today that were ready. I’d normally wait another 2 days and most of the patch would be ready to pick but I have a coin that found it. It’ll be back with buddies I’m sure. Sweet corn will change fast this time of the year. 2-3 days make a big difference. If I remember tomorrow I’ll take some pictures of what I’m talking about.

I would offer you some cucumbers for some corn; but, it looks like you have that covered as well.

Great looking pickings, as always!!!!

Thanks Marsh! I am going to have to start paying you for all this free advice. I sure do appreciate it

Last patch of sweet corn till this fall. It was coming on strong earlier in the week. Interested to see what it will look like when I get home tomorrow.

Ok marsh, let me see if i can stump ya. Planted a patch of sweet corn. 90 day. It got up about three foot high, in about 45 days and started tasseling. It kept growing and is about 4.5 maybe 5 tall and looks like its putting on ears. Planted another patch of seed out of same bag about two weeks later and its fine. Never had that happen before, its got me stumped. No way corn wont be ready in 60-65 days. Seminole xr. I always plant Seminole xr and obsession.