Patience is a virtue when it comes to planting corn. How so? The outcome of waiting until Mother Nature delivers warmer conditions – more heat units – are uniform stands and, ultimately, higher yields ...

A Three Sisters garden turns an ordinary backyard patch into one of the smartest planting systems around. Corn shoots upward ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recent cool weather and rainy days may have prevented gardeners from planting sweet corn by the recommended start dates of early ...

Who doesn't want some ears of vibrant green, fresh corn at their next cookout? Some homegrown corn would be the capstone on a delicious grilled romaine and corn salad, or even a great baseline for ...

During a Strategic Farming webinar hosted by the University of Minnesota Extension on March 25, Jeff Coulter, University of Minnesota Extension corn agronomist, offered numerous considerations for the ...

We all love fresh, sweet corn in the summer and if grown correctly, it can be a relatively easy crop to grow. Sweet corn is a warm-season crop that will germinate best when the soil temperature is ...

Sweet corn is a heat-loving plant that requires at least eight hours of direct sun to thrive. Normal (su) and sugary enhanced (se) varieties should not be planted until (or slightly before) the ...

You want maximum yields this year, so that means more plants in the ground, right? As with most questions related to crop production, that depends. Several factors can influence the yield response of ...