In message , Martin
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On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 22:18:47 +1300, "George" wrote:


"shazzbat" wrote in message
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"George" wrote in message
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An amazing and audacious experiement, growing sweet corn in lawn.

My neighbour, who has the run off where I plant a crop of sweet corn
every season, has finally decided at 93 that it is time he moved in to a
rest home. The house is going on the market. No growing in his garden
this year.

My existing raised gardens are fully at present.

So, I have grown sweet corn seedlings and planted them into the lawn.

First I scalped the grass with the lawn mower. I dug a slit into the
soil, like planters do when planting pine trees, and placed the SC
seedlings into the slit and then closed it back up.

The soil is loamy and because it was undisturbed lawn, has good
structure. The soil should be fertile and have enough nutrients in it.

It may need to be irrigated more regularly than in a garden but I can
take care of that.

Anyone have any comments or advice?


I think the new owners might have an opinion, especially if/when it's
ready to harvest.

There are no new owners. It is my lawn on my property and my crop. There may
be new owners when I depart the mortal coil. By then this season sweet corn
crop will be a distant memory of decades past.

"The house is going on the market. No growing in his garden this year."

Is the house being sold, but not the garden?

The neighbours house is being sold, so George can't grow his Sweetcorn
there anymore. so he is planting them in his lawn.

I think it'll be ok. Are you wanting to keep this as grass in the future
George? If not I'd be tempted to mulch over the grass between the plants
with something like straw to keep the grass down.
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Chris French