Hi,

My heading says it all really. I would love to grow sweetcorn, but I'm not sure if I have the room. So I was thinking it would make life much easier if I could grow them in tubs. Is this possible?

Best wishes
Stephen

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trident writes:
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| My heading says it all really. I would love to grow sweetcorn, but I'm
| not sure if I have the room. So I was thinking it would make life much
| easier if I could grow them in tubs. Is this possible?

Probably, but they would need hand pollinating (not difficult for
sweetcorn) and you might not get more than one plant per tub.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

trident wrote:
Hi,

My heading says it all really. I would love to grow sweetcorn, but I'm
not sure if I have the room. So I was thinking it would make life much
easier if I could grow them in tubs. Is this possible?

Best wishes
Stephen

I've grown sweet corn for several years now, and I'd say they seem to have
very shallow roots. Give it a whirl, feed well, and loadsa water
--
ßôyþëtë

Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article ,
trident writes:

My heading says it all really. I would love to grow sweetcorn, but
I'm not sure if I have the room. So I was thinking it would make
life much easier if I could grow them in tubs. Is this possible?

Probably, but they would need hand pollinating (not difficult for
sweetcorn) and you might not get more than one plant per tub.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Spose it depends on size of tubs, and how many in a tub. In the ground, I
plant 18 ins apart, and have no pollination probs.
--
ßôyþëtë

Probably, but they would need hand pollinating

how do you do this please?

--
Hayley
(gardening on well drained, alkaline clay in Somerset)

trident wrote:
Hi,

My heading says it all really. I would love to grow sweetcorn, but I'm
not sure if I have the room. So I was thinking it would make life much
easier if I could grow them in tubs. Is this possible?

Best wishes
Stephen

As another reply to this post implies, it's not hard and actually a good
idea especially if you have foxes in the area. They like to play and
one scrum in the middle of the night can wipe out half your plants if
planted on flat land. I know as it's happened to me especially as the
base around the roots are sensitive to sideways movement and mostly
never recover from the damage. Several months wasted!



Richard.


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Thanks for that - I have foxes, but fortunately, they can't get into the back garden. However, I do have clay soil, and I understand sweetcorn hate this. I've been trying to find information about sweetcorn grown in tubs, but I can't find any - so this may mean that its problematic. Might give it a go anyway.

Regards
Stephen

trident wrote:
Richard Brooks Wrote:

trident wrote:
Hi,

My heading says it all really. I would love to grow sweetcorn, but
I'm
not sure if I have the room. So I was thinking it would make life
much
easier if I could grow them in tubs. Is this possible?

[foxes nuisance snipped]

I have foxes, but fortunately, they can't get into the

back garden. However, I do have clay soil, and I understand sweetcorn
hate this. I've been trying to find information about sweetcorn grown
in tubs, but I can't find any - so this may mean that its problematic.
Might give it a go anyway.


The old favourite of about one two thirds compost to one third of sand
(to increase water retention and help improve aeration) would suffice.

I saw on a programme a few decades back where someone was doing the same
thing and also had a removable tube of chicken wire that simply opened
out for access and that helped hold the plant up in case it was the
unlucky victim of wind damage.

Good luck and enjoy!



Richard.

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trident wrote:
Hi,

My heading says it all really. I would love to grow sweetcorn, but I'm
not sure if I have the room. So I was thinking it would make life much
easier if I could grow them in tubs. Is this possible?

Best wishes
Stephen


I grew 4 plants in a half barrel type pot about 24" round last year.
They did well. Lot of plant for a single cob though!