FDR wrote:
I have a 15 by 23 foot garden (raised bed). I have a 6 by 15 section that
has strawberries in it but I am ripping them out because I have a new patch
elsewhere. I have two options: plant a cover crop or plant corn. The rest
of my garden will be tomatoes, peppers, bush beans, lettuce and broccoli.

Can I get a decent crop of corn or would a cover drop do better and then
rotate the tomatoes and peppers?

I live in zone 5, central NY and according to my cooperative extension these
corn varieties are best suited for my area:

Early - Seneca Spring (BC, SE), Sprite (BC), Jester (II), Stardust (WH),
Sundance, Early Gold and Silver, Stars-`n'-Stripes (BC), Precocious, Sugar
Buns, Temptation (BC, SE), Sweet Dawn (SE), Geronimo (BC, SE), Trinity (BC,
SE), Fleet (BC, SE)

Midseason - Platinum Lady (WH), Silverado (WH), Seneca Scout, Tuxedo,
Jubilee, Pristine, Polo (BC, SE), Bandit (SH2), Double Dots (BC, SH2),
Precious Gem (BC, SE)

Thanks

Rob


I plan to plant some corn this year in a small garden, mostly as a rotation
crop. I'm gonna plant Golden Bantam, because the stalks are smaller and
can be planted closer together (better pollenation in a small patch) and
supposedly it sprouts better in cold soil -- the weather here is
unpredictable around planting time.

Best regards,
Bob, in MN (zone 4)

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