Growing Corn, From Seed to Harvest 🌽

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I did it. I'm a corn daddy now. Lemme know your favorite way to prep corn down in the comments. Growing corn is super satisfying, it makes you feel like you're actually out there farming instead of gardening. The 7'+ tall stalks blowing in the wind, the enjoyment of shucking an ear and eating it straight out of the garden...nothing beats it.
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00:00 - Intro
00:47 - Corn Background
03:39 - Seed Sowing
05:21 - Spacing And Planting
06:37 - Soil Prep
08:58 - Watering In
09:59 - Mid Season Growth
11:53 - Tassels And Silks
14:06 - Blue Jade Dwarf Corn
15:30 - When To Harvest
16:46 - Shucking Corn
18:33 - 90s Corn Recipe
20:16 - Outro
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@JahlenJohnson11 Год назад

I grew a ton of veggies today, it cost me a total of $30 for everything and my cucumbers are huge and delicious, my corn is doing amazing, lots of tomatoes and jalapeños. A lot of RU-vid videos actually discouraged me from gardening bc I couldn’t afford all the extra stuff. So anyone reading this feeling discouraged by the cost- you can do it cheap! It will grow!

@joybeum7177 Год назад

Jahlen, I have horses, goats and chickens. All the fertilizer I could ever need is absolutely free! Also, my library here in north Sacramento (California) has little packets of seeds for free that others donate. Awesome!

@ReapingTheHarvest Год назад

@@joybeum7177 Is that a common thing for libraries? Guess I could call around lol. I have a lot of seeds I could donate but also always looking for more.

@christlyngrayson3850 Месяц назад

Remember our grand parents had beautiful gardens and they didn't add all the amenities that they do today.They put the seeds in the group,a little cow manure or vegetable scraps and things grew.They were very cost effective ,so don't get discouraged.

@TheRugghead 27 дней назад

This is a very corny comment

@Noah-br1io 9 дней назад

How do I do it cheap?

@EmonyLP 3 года назад

A-maize-ing video. So many kernels of truth. What will you pop up with next? . . . I'll see myself out.

@epicgardening 3 года назад

LOL get out!

@meagantrout2127 3 года назад

👏🏻. 👏🏻. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 that deserves a slow clap 😆

@notmyfault6835 3 года назад

Brilliant! 😄😂😁

@plants4thewin 3 года назад

This comment is corny 🤣 (JK, I couldnt resist)

@karrotizhealthy 2 года назад

@@plants4thewin well... you get out too i guess 🤣🤣🤣

@gh_007 2 года назад

A note on corn silk: you can dry it (just leave it in a mesh basket for a few days to a week, preferably in a sunny window) and you can keep it for a long time (1-2 yrs in airtight bag/container in a cool, dark place). You can use it to brew corn silk tea anytime! Corn silk tea is a diuretic, and can help with ppl who have water retention issues due to kidney or heart issues, or just have swelling. It's used to help with swelling issues in Korean traditional/natural health practices. (Source of info: my mom, who is an OMD and an older Korean ajumma.)

@ninjamom1602 Год назад

Thank you for this💞

@mornagilbert6370 Год назад

Corn Silk tea is AMAZING for UTI's (Urinary Tract Infection)

@user-dn4uz5jx2w Год назад

جيد ان تقدم النصيحة هذا من صفاء قلبك

@darrenlowry7477 Год назад

Thanks for this info. Hopefully I'll be able to try this this fall when I harvest my corn.

@debmcgilvry6919 11 месяцев назад

Does it need to be brown or golden silks to start?

@gwynvyd 2 года назад

Love growing corn- my Cherokee Grandmother was Awesome at growing it. She would go fishing first and use fish guts, heads and bones. She also planted squash to help naturally mulch under the corn and tomatoes all together. She used the corn stalks to steady the tomato plants.

@chibigirl8545 2 года назад

I've heard pole beans are good for it too since they add nitrogen back into the soil. I need more companion planting videos.

@Alusnovalotus 2 года назад

Was hoping to see that. My grandfather was a farmer in Mexico and he had similar ways of growing corn. I can vaguely remember his plot of land as a child. It felt like what the garden of Eden was supposed to look like with corn, tomatoes, chilies, beans and squash (we eat the flowers in quesadillas). And he also grew avocado, cactus, guavas and pomegranates! 👨🏽‍🌾

@gwynvyd 2 года назад

@@Alusnovalotus That sounds Amazing. I want to buy some land so I can farm like that again.

@Alusnovalotus 2 года назад

@@gwynvyd that’s the beauty of this channel! They can teach you how to grow things in limited space!

@michaelhawkins2993 2 года назад

@@chibigirl8545 That combo is often referred to as a "Three Sisters Garden". The corn provides a structure for beans to climb, the beans provide nitrogen, and the squash protects the soil from drying out.

@TheRipeTomatoFarms 3 года назад

The starter plant aficionado in me loves that you did corn starters.....I literally thought I was the only one!

@andyluvsvengeance 2 года назад

I'm doing the same, germinate from pellets, transfer to peat pot, and then watch the cartoonish like growth rate.

@youtubecommenter4213 3 года назад

i randomly planted sweet corn this year to fill a plot i had built up mostly with compost last year, didn't expect anything at all and ended up with the best corn i've ever eaten. going to do it again next year.

@ramz1455 2 года назад

Must've been excess nitrogren in your compost. Corn loves nitrogen!

@angrychristian6340 Год назад

When to plant in California 🤷🏿‍♂️

@smartneck 2 месяца назад

Hi, your corn is

@zarroaster3009 2 года назад

Ive been doing corn in small plots for awhile now and I'd say my best tips is to tap the tassles into a jar as they become fertile. Wind pollination is great if you have acres of corn but if you want consistent full ears on a small plot then take the tassles, slide a jar overtop and shake vigourously, you will see the pollen collect in the bottom. use a paintbrush to apply the pollen to the silks. companion planting with nitrogen fixers is monumental. especially if they also provide live mulch. I use three sisters method because respect to the OG's and my kids love pumpkins but there are plenty of ground cover nitrogen fixers that will throw your organic corn game into overdrive. also... I love your videos but please, please PLEASE, don't husk your corn. throw it on an open fire or BBQ to steam in the husk. so much better than paper towel (minus the nostalgia factor obviously)

@cynthiaarmstronghopefulhom9672 3 года назад

I love watching "seed to harvest " it's so exciting,entertaining and encouraging to see everything from start to finish. Thanks so much for that.💞

@notmyfault6835 3 года назад

Encouraging for sure! Thanks @Kevin! 🙏🌱🤗

@riverside321 2 года назад

Seed to harvest number one

@paige.eats.plants1887 3 года назад

Growing up, also in the 90’s, we used a piece of buttered bread to butter our corn. A nice even application with ease 🌽 🍞 🧈

@pvp6077 2 года назад

Oh damn! I'll be doing that from now on thank you 😀🌽💛

@laurafedora5385 2 года назад

I knew someone whose parents would fill a big jug with hot water and melt butter and pour it in. The butter would float, and you dipped your corn in. I couldn’t believe my eyes, we always rolled our cobs on top of a stick of butter and you’d have a leftover deformed butter stick 😆

@jenniechapman3553 2 года назад

We did the buttered bread, too, then always had the jam out.

@stephaniebrasefield916 2 месяца назад

I totally had the same family tradition, lol. @@laurafedora5385

@erukaseven 2 месяца назад

People just don't eat buttered bread they way they used to.

@notmyfault6835 3 года назад

My neighbors corn was planted before mine... so when I had silks before tassels, I used some of their tassels to fertilize my crop! (We are growing the same varieties)

@icouldjustscream 3 года назад

This is my first year growing corn so I'll take all the advice I can get! Growing Glass Gem for popping and decoration. We buy FRESH sweetcorn from a nearby farm, you wait while they harvest. Due to covid they bag it in 6 packs so random people aren't touching all the corn. We leave it in the husks, soak in cool water for 15 minutes, then on the BBQ for 10 minutes. They steam in the husks. We have different flavoured butters, like garlic and chili-lime. Canada....maple is mandatory, so even maple butter. Salted Herb butter is really good too. Anyhow, the stalks are 5-6 feet tall but no tassels/silks yet. I've never heard of your '90s method for cooking corn! We either BBQ (few different methods) or dip husked corn in boiling water for 2 minutes. Put it in, turn off the heat, cover....2 minutes and done. It's fun to watch you eating what you grow. I can't get those 'smashed potatoes' out of my head!

@epicgardening 3 года назад

Ooooooh that sounds fantastic!

@rewbew9345 3 года назад

Corn buttering tip: grab the heel of a loaf of bread, speed butter on the bread, fold the bread as you would a substitute hot dog bun and lay the corn inside. Roll the corn cob around in the butter and there ya have it! Buttered corn without the mess!!

@joybeum7177 Год назад

I use that one then eat the butter-soaked, corn flavored bread ... So delicious! 😋

@jakegarcia1796 2 года назад

Great video Kevin! I actually just recently grew a small patch of Glass Gem Corn for the first time and one thing that may be worth mentioning (in a future video) is hand pollinating. In your case, you didn't seem to have a problem with your corn kernels being pollinated completely. However, if you want to try growing corn without designating a large space, you can grow a couple plants and then hand pollinate to make sure each kernel forms on the cob. I didn't have a large block, so I just took a couple of the tassels and brushed them on the silks below, nothing too precise. Some people use a small brush, but I found using the tassel like a brush was effective. Hope this helps anyone who wants to try growing corn for the first time but is concerned about depending on natural wind pollination for good harvests and doesn't want to designate a large space for it.

@stewpendousgrowth4 2 года назад

Great idea! This method works, generally, across the board. Our cucamelons were slow to take off last year. We took a paint brush from flower to flower and pollinated that way. Once the bees found them, nature took over. Tomatoes are self pollinating. If you jiggle/flick the developed flowers, it will help move the pollen to where it needs to be, increasing fertilization rate. This can actually cause an overload of tomatoes on one branch, affecting size. You may or may not have to thin out some of the fruit to increase the size of those remaining. Thank you Kevin, for all of your content.

@lindasoaft9303 2 года назад

You can also shake the tassels which I did and had great germination!

@joybeum7177 Год назад

That's a brilliant idea Jake! I have had problems with my ears being sparsely kerneled... I will definitely try this method. Just shaking the plants hasn't been very effective.

@slickdaddy_tv4499 8 дней назад

Did you even watch the video? @0:55 He told you to grow sweet corn not Glass Gem, because " your not going to get the results you want " sounds to me like you had great results with your glass gem and learned hand pollination, lucky you didn't give up and grow sweet corn after he told you a 2nd time " The result you probably want in your garden is going to come from sweet corn " kinda wild yall praising him after he told you he recommends you grow sweet corn based on false claims of you wont get the result's you wanted if you don't sweet corn...

@rogerfeenstra9496 3 года назад

Love the longer videos like this one (as opposed to Shorts). Planting to harvest to stomach demo! Awesome. Keep up the good work.

@TubeYouKanal Год назад

You can easily still grow beans and pumpkins with the corn. All three plants support each other perfectly. The pumpkin leaves keep the soil cool, the bean can tendril the corn upwards and also from the nutrients the plants benefit from each other.

@virsapiensfortisest922 Год назад

3 Sisters

@myriampedersen4162 3 года назад

What I love about gardening is that the food tastes so delicious! I think store bought vegetables do not have the same great taste and that is why people tend to add sugar or cream sauce to food. I never thought you could eat corn straight from the plant until I ate sweet corn on an organic farm. Wow, it was awesome and so sweet. Now, I don't think I would do that with corn from a store. Eating fresh organic food is my motivation to garden.

@joybeum7177 Год назад

Veg's from the store we're transported from God-knows-where and we're harvested days-weeks ago! They no longer have life.

@shannonfehr1713 6 месяцев назад

I cook my corn in the microwave in the husk. Cut the srem end of the husk off then cook 2-3 minutes on high. Once its done you can squeeze the cob out of the cut end and the silk will come off. Love all your information.

@RobertSMason Год назад

Corn is like that elusive garden plant that I can't seem to perfect. 5 years running, different climates, different growing methods, different amounts of water and even trying to pollinate by hand..just not getting full kernel development. Really frustrating. Last year was our best year yet...we had about 40 plants right next to each other for better pollination (similar in size to the plot you used in this video)...we ended up with 8 relatively full ears - out of 40 plants. Most were only half full of kernels. Some didn't develop at all. I'm not giving up though. Thank you for great content like this!

@klmaloney13 Месяц назад

You can hand pollinate. Snip the tassel off and then rub on the silks to make sure each gets pollinated. Works great.

@Lovinlinatl 3 года назад

Growing corn for the first time this year with my grandson. Thank you for all your help you have saved me a lot of money and time in my garden

@mageemq 3 года назад

Love the seed to harvest videos, thank you! Having horrible earwigs in Portland, too. A few commenters have mentioned cooking husks on, that's my fav: they grow naturally with built-in moist paper towels! Works on the grill, too. And you can just pull it back for a built-in handle.

@corfukefi 3 года назад

I am out in Corfu, Greece and just getting some of my corn in. Had a terrible spring weather wise and some crops failed, so as a last resort I decided to try growing corn, knowing it would get through the heat. I am so pleased with the results, cobs pretty well fertilised and almost full , got lots of wind where I live too and I mulched with dead daffodil leaves and lawn clippings! I will definitely try again next year. Thanks for the tips, love your channel!

@JordanJames_420 11 месяцев назад

I gotta say man, I’ve been watching a ton of videos on gardening and growing vegetables, I watched your brassica video when my broccoli started to bolt and was able to save my cauliflower. After discovering your channel I’ve been learning so much new things and now my garden is absolutely thriving. In my opinion you are the most informative gardening channel on RU-vid!! Keep up the great videos man you’re helping so many people feed themselves!!

@shadyladysadie36 3 года назад

I harvested my first pattypan squash today. It was the best feeling, growing something all my own. Great video. I love seeing the progression.

@grammym1643 3 года назад

Oh my goodness! Perfect timing! I just told my husband I want to plant some this weekend!

@epicgardening 3 года назад

Perfect!

@piercemagana7710 3 года назад

I find him to be perfect timing alot

@mr.dalerobinson 2 года назад

Weird. I was planning to plant corn tomorrow, and this video appeared in my feed? Great timing!

@danielleboule3220 Месяц назад

Strange, I bought corn on impulse and had no idea what to do with it and BAM 💥

@jenn6838 2 года назад

Love the format of these FULL growing guides! Keep it up, Kevin!

@cateb.l5343 2 года назад

Grew corn for the 1st time ever this year. Will harvest this weekend. Can't wait! So fun to grow. 🌽

@gwynvyd 2 года назад

If you make a compound butter for the corn it is So Good. I use 1 stick of butter, one minced clove of garlic, juice from half a lime, salt and minced cilantro. I keep a lb of butter made like this going in my fridge all summer long. It is great to smear on roasted or grilled meats and veg.

@DonnaCookAuthor 2 года назад

Sounds awesome! How much cilantro?

@gwynvyd 2 года назад

@@DonnaCookAuthor as much as you like. I use one bunch per lb of butter.

@DonnaCookAuthor 2 года назад

@@gwynvyd Thank you!

@miguelsalty 3 года назад

These growing guides are very helpful. Hopefully in the future you can add more plants 👌🏻

@Jackyplague45 Год назад

Actually, the best way I've heard someone explain this instead of making people feel like shit for it

@51rwyatt 2 года назад

I just planted 90 corn plants here in central Maine. Worried it's too early, but excited to see the result. Great, informative video.

@badkittie333 Год назад

Thank you so much for all your tips! This is our first year growing corn, and it is flourishing! I can’t wait to harvest it and enjoy it with my family. 🖤🌽

@snakewithapen5489 3 года назад

Hey, this is super helpful actually! I was looking foreward to planting some corn next week because it's in season where I live, and maybe some green beans next to it in early Sept. once the stalks start to grow tall. Thanks for the amazing gardening advice, as always!

@jenniferrosario1489 3 года назад

Planted corn 🌽 for the first time this year. I planted 3 different varieties in the same bed. I was fighting with the chickens 🐔 cause they ate two of them. I think I have to apologize to them 🤪 cause they actually did me a favor. I had to plant more corn and now because of the time frame they won't cross pollinate. Great video. Thank you

@byLizee 2 года назад

did you have cross pollination and what was your harvest?

@jenniferrosario1489 2 года назад

@@byLizee no cross pollination cause I planted them in three weeks intervals. They each went through the pollination process at different times. I had a 100% on my dent corn, 85% on my popcorn and 90% on my sweet corn

@mariadozal4419 3 года назад

Thank you first time planning corn just love it

@jmiahh30 8 дней назад

That was fun to watch, love your whole team over there at Epic Gardening. You guys are my goto when learning new and old gardening tricks/advice. Thank you.

@tela5984 2 года назад

I’m gonna try corn this year and the video is super helpful! I can’t wait to grow now. And your corn cooking method sounds good! When I buy ears of corn from the store with the leaves still on , I soak the whole thing for a minute or so and microwave the whole thing. it steams nicely in the leaves and silk. Thank you for the video !

@DesolatorMagic 3 года назад

The biggest mistake I ever made with corn was growing in my bed that has a lot of shading from both directions because of trees, garages, etc and it did TERRIBLE. Also apparently ants will attach and eat your corn. Didn't know that. A lot got destroyed.

@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL 3 года назад

Awesome as usual!! May your gardens produce more than you can ask for and bless everyone you know!!

@notmyfault6835 3 года назад

Very nice sentiment @DKUJ 🤗🙏🌱

@joybeum7177 Год назад

Ditto! 😊

@keepcalmprepon 2 года назад

This is our first year trying to grow corn - great video that made the "how to" easy to understand!

@sqrmywrmy 2 года назад

I love the little corn babies on the side! Weird mother nature stuff like that is totally why I love gardening.

@linneahaines4716 3 года назад

I LOVE seed to harvest guides!!

@littlebylottie 3 года назад

I was literally looking for this video yesterday! Kevin always knows!

@epicgardening 3 года назад

👀

@OutlierConcepts 2 года назад

I've had the pollination thing explained to me half a dozen times and never really got it until you explained it the way you did.

@stuwarford4866 2 года назад

Kevin... a big shout out for your six cell starter planters. I love the big holes and side slots. They have become my go-to starter cells for our urban farm. Ingenious! And thanks for your videos.

@raimnd9485 3 года назад

Just started some from seed. Great timing! 🌽

@epicgardening 3 года назад

Best of luck!

@lenam2114 3 года назад

I was waiting for this one! Thank youuu and hi from Germany 🌽

@epicgardening 3 года назад

Hi Lena :)

@ShaolinGurl7 2 года назад

Thank you so much for all your videos. I am currently growing my first red bell pepper plant. This was a starter plant that I bought at Lowe's tbh but I am planning on collecting seed from the harvest and starting all over with a second pepper plant come next spring. You and your friends have inspired me to want to grow so many other things and corn has just been added to the list 😁I am totally stoked by all the info that I have compiled from watching your vids and I am going to go garden crazy this upcoming fall and next spring. Still in planning phases of what exactly I will be growing.

@dah8789 2 года назад

Your information on stagger planting to prevent hybridization was informative for me. Makes sense but I needed you to explain it, thank you

@danbrito7619 3 года назад

Hey Keven thanks u for all your all your videos I really appreciate it because I’m a new Gardner

@epicgardening 3 года назад

You are so welcome

@missbiggs9437 3 года назад

I have a tiny urban garden and have grown corn a few times over the years. Almost every time there’s a stalk or two putting out those ‘Siamese’ cobs as I call them; I’ve never heard the term “MESS” in reference to them before. Occasionally some of the twin cobs are nicely formed and developed and make great eating or for seed saving. To help pollination along I was told to give the plants a shaky shaky a few times as the silks and tassels are developing. Btw, all I do is peel back the husk only enough to pull out the silk and check for worms 🐛, pull the husk back up to cover then microwave 5-7 minutes depending on size and maturity of the cob. I used to boil them but haven’t bothered since I discovered the microwave method!!

@epicgardening 3 года назад

Good tip!

@jenniferhaynes4018 3 года назад

That was such a good growing guide!!! I loved the time lapses! Thank you!!!!

@karencortes430 2 года назад

I absolutely love your videos! How did your love for gardening even begin?? You are so full of information and I admire that! Making videos is seriously not as easy as it looks! So props to you!

@missteach9853 2 года назад

I'm growing my first garden now!! Just under 30 crops sown in South Eastern Colorado! Super stoked, thank you to everyone who has commented with tips and tricks, and for this epic video! Blessings to you all, Misty

@dushoup 3 года назад

Please do the earwig video. I am over run by them here in SoCal as well.

@epicgardening 3 года назад

I have one up!

@notmyfault6835 3 года назад

San Diego growing zone 10b here 👋🌱😎 The earwigs in my garden absolutely DEVISTATED my corn crop 😱😖🤬 I was DEVISTATED too 🥺 Heartbroken, 💔 I ripped ALL the earwig infested corn stalks out of the ground and put them in the trash can... far away from my garden! (for a few days I considered giving up growing corn altogether 😞) Ultimately, I chose to replant seeds in another location and start my corn completely over. This time, I tried using DIATOMACEOUS EARTH🤞I sprinkled it generously on the soil around the new corn. I also put the D🌎E on the stalks (leaves) themselves... especially down inside where the earwigs live and lay their eggs. It's been about a month since re-planting and I am grateful to find my new corn is earwig free!! 😍🌽 🙌 I am attributing the new corns success to the DIATOMACEOUS EARTH... try it... you have nothing to lose that the earwigs didn't already take!!👍🤗🌽🏆🙏

@twobluestripes 3 года назад

Laura on Garden Answer also recommends bug and slug killer, like the one from bonide. It’s organic (primary ingredients are iron phosphate and Spinosad)

@tripdisme7002 2 года назад

I grew up growing peaches and cream on the family farm and the sound of the husk being pulled back brought back memories, all my friends make me pick out corn for get-togethers now since I still have the knack for knowing which cobs are good in the store haha

@jcarrandson 2 года назад

Successfully grew my first ever corn last year.. Omg just incredible! Boil them immediately after harvest and freeze what you don't use right away, still as good weeks or months later. Got a lot more seedlings started this year, quickly became one of my favourite crops.

@brennenmichel8855 3 года назад

This was the Exact video i needed

@alvinb147 3 года назад

Thank you!

@andreagayle1972 16 дней назад

I Followed your advice starting in march and last night I had for dinner the most beautiful white, sweet corn with full kernels everywhere and no worms! it was perfect! Now I’m hooked! So today I’ve gone and sown 20 more plants!! Thank You!!

@markoldfield4736 3 года назад

Awesome video! Thanks for taking the time to film over the whole growing period. You don't see that too much

@UrbanWindowFarmer 3 года назад

I should try putting corn in the Martian Tower Garden to see what happens. Cool video as always.

@susylopez9308 3 года назад

Can we talk about after harvesting? After you harvest does more corn grow? When you have to remove the patch do you amend the soil as any other bed? Thanks for your time.

@closetcleaner 2 года назад

The plants will not produce more corn after the harvest simply pull them out.

@terrywereb7639 2 года назад

@@closetcleaner rabbits and smaller livestock love the fresh stalks and leaves. A friend turns his cows and sheep out in the cornfields after he harvests, they eat the dry stalks and put down fresh fertilizer for the next crop.

@missteach9853 2 года назад

@@closetcleaner This is really helpful, thank you so much!

@missteach9853 2 года назад

@@terrywereb7639 That is super cool, I wonder if my chickens will love them too! This is my first year growing corn, im stoked to see the bounty! :)

@terrywereb7639 2 года назад

@@missteach9853 the chickens can benefit from fresh cornstalks and leaves, especially if you chop it up into pieces they can "play" with. Use green plants chopped up in compost piles for the chickens to scratch in.

@matgggg55 Год назад

I love this full start to finish with the eating of what was grown it’s just a nice reminder of what we are working towards

@AleksaZ 2 года назад

I remember growing corn in sand in my backyard a few years ago as a kid. I must grow it again because it's cool to watch it grow everyday and then you're rewarded at the end of the year..

@legaldawn Год назад

I love this corn video. I didn't know till a few months ago that you needed to plant corn in 'blocks' for pollination purposes. You taught me so much that I can't wait to get in the garden and start planting!

@zaria5785 3 года назад

It’s so encouraging to see your corn harvest from seed. I’m growing them first time in my backyard. I just got silk on 2 out of 12- does it matter if silk is produced before the tassels come out?

@epicgardening 3 года назад

They generally end up syncing!

@nataliek5134 Год назад

Started with just 2 little sweet corn stalks grown from seed. This is my first year doing a veg garden so these videos have been really helpful. I can already see the ears forming and the stalks are about 5 feet tall! I inter-planted with beans, squash & cucumbers. Beans failed, squash and cucumbers are producing like crazy though :) hope the corn turns out good! Looks like they'll need a few more weeks though, they're tiny

@almagjim 3 года назад

Can’t wait to plant my own corn 🌽 seeds this upcoming year 😍 thank you so much for all the informative video 😄🙏

@susandavidson635 3 года назад

I don't garden now, but next year we are moving to our homestead so I am trying to learn. Your videos are very helpful. I hope your tips will work in cold, dry climates, like the Colorado Rockies.

@epicgardening 3 года назад

Cold frames will be a must in the shoulder seasons!

@susandavidson635 3 года назад

@@epicgardening I had to google what a cold frame was - lol, We do plan to have a greenhouse. Thank you for your response and for all your videos. I am saving them to my playlist so I can refer to them often.

@incremental42 3 года назад

Best way to cook it is just leave it in the husk and microwave it for 5 minutes. Take it out with an oven mitt and cut the bottom end off with a sharp knife. The ear will slide right out, without the silk, perfectly steamed.

@micahramsay8890 3 года назад

Corn soup... Favourite in Trinidad. That same thing happened to me also but two corn was like growing out of one like they were siamese triples , you would not believe that all the corn came out the same way, it was really weird lol. I was like, I am not eating that... What the Hell! lol.

@micahramsay8890 3 года назад

By the way, I would like to get some seeds please... thank you. Just post it. This is Micah's mom though. Email me.

@babythanhx3 2 года назад

Haha i love this. It's my first year gardening and I've learned so much from you. 90's kid too and I cooked corn the same way. Great video and thank you for all the fun lessons

@positronixartandlife4545 2 года назад

Fascinating and useful! I'm planning on growing flint corn and flour corn in my part of the world, and showing the details on growing corn was really useful. I loved the multicolour corn's appearance, so gorgeous, and cannot wait to harvest my own

@kellytong5441 3 года назад

Hi Kevin, thank you for the seed to harvest complete guide. This type of videos are so helpful. Those are the coolest looking sweet corn ever! Would you mind sharing from where you got those seeds? Thank you!

@epicgardening 3 года назад

Astronomy Domine, from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds years ago

@Pixics 3 года назад

We grew different crops of corn together and what we harvested turned into a hybrid

@lauralyndickson7056 Год назад

When I was a child in the early 60's there were small field corn patches that my sisters and I would walk through on our way to Sunday School. We would pick the corn off the stalks, peel them and eat them fresh... Great memories. Something later generations have missed out on. Hopefully it will become more popular now that people are working at gardening.

@tamidavis3730 Год назад

Raw corn fresh out of the garden is the best!!

@an12-ck1gz 4 месяца назад

Started my garden journey! And it germinated!! Yay corn is next!

@tinabloomfield7228 3 года назад

I just plant mine right into the space I want it to grow...no need for transplanting

@heatherbrown8304 Год назад

What's funny is, our chickens didn't pick up some corn we gave them, now we have corn accidentally growing.

@Elithia.m 3 года назад

Woooooow!! Congrats!! I always find it amazing how the science of plants work!

@lobo0354 10 дней назад

Always great to see you with a video on a topic I am interested in. Every time I want to try something or do some research you have already done it! Plus, I’m in the same area so I know at least I can somewhat get things similar to how you do them! Thank you for all the work you do! Much appreciated!

@ab_ab_c 3 года назад

You should have emphasized that corn needs a lot of nitrogen & water. Your corn ears seem about half the size of the sweet corn that I've grown. It might be that you didn't apply enough N or that you didn't water sufficient (or it may be that your corn variety doesn't grow very large :-)... but, I know here in Houston, TX, we definitely need to grow sweet corn early & ensure sufficient N & watering or we don't get good sized corn at harvest time. Personally, I prefer Silver Queen sweet corn. Your environment is rather dry compared to Houston, so you can probably get multiple harvests. Here, we have a smut problem when the humidity & heat get too high after late June. Good vid. Thanks for sharing.

@spacegamer85 3 года назад

Yes, watering is key.

@epicgardening 3 года назад

Yeah I could have watered a bit more, but also this is a landrace variety that doesn't have the massive hybrid sweetcorn ears like some of the more common supermakret types like Silver Queen, etc.

@ab_ab_c 3 года назад

@@epicgardening One way to determine if it is a N or H2O situation is to raise both varieties at the same time & give them both the same N & H2O during your next batch of plants. If the Sliver Queen ears turn out normal & you get the same results with your landrace variety as this time, then it's most likely the variety doesn't grow very big. The soil that you used looked pretty black--I"m guessing it isn't your native soil. What type of mix did you use?

@bigDbigDbigD 3 года назад

Wait you have a "Garden Manager"? I need one of those!

@seaweednz 3 года назад

I'm in New Zealand, and corn on the cob with butter was EXACTLY how we had corn growing up. Still my favorite way to eat corn.

@robertmarley8852 2 года назад

You don't look native to new Zealand

@someone-3499 4 месяца назад

I love watching this guy gardening videos.He has good knowledge and good explanation about the plant. There are many gardening videos on youtube that have no explanation.They are not truly gardening videos just documentation video and teach viewer nothing.

@unicornmuffin1 3 года назад

When you tried the baby corn you looked just like my cat when he's trying to chew something

@nancymiller349 3 года назад

I've had very good luck with corn except for little tornadoes knocking them down in circles or other wind storms here in Connecticut. Lol this year was a different kind of a problem. 2 days ago I was outside in the garden with my husband and the painted Hill corn I grew this year one of them was ready so I picked an ear and the two of us stood in the yard eating it raw. OMG it was so good. The next day it seems we had someone spying on us. Somebody got the idea that it was really good corn and the little thief, (you know those gray bushy-tailed things that like to eat nuts)?The little shit ran out of the garden when he saw us and up the tree he went dragging an ear of corn with him. Now I have to net my corn too. It's not bad enough that the blueberries are in danger of bird attacks. Had an argument with some arrogant bird the other day. He was mad the following day when the net was on the blueberries and he couldn't get to them. This guy was very vocal. You could tell he was mad. Somebody's pecking at the zucchini as well and a few other crops. SMH I love the animals but they really need to stay away from my shit. LOL I'm going to have to wrap my entire garden with one big giant net. LOL

@icouldjustscream 3 года назад

My mother had a old recipe for rabbit stew. It said you could substitute 2 - 3 grey squirrels for 1 rabbit. Oh, to prevent 'protein poisoning/starvation' from rabbit meat you need to add a fat. Saute the meat in lard. If you don't have a 'fat' to add to the meat/stew, you must add the brains which are a fat source. No wonder I turned vegetarian.

@epicgardening 3 года назад

I feel you on the animals!

@nancymiller349 2 года назад

@@icouldjustscream yeah I think I'll pass on eating squirrel. I don't care how much of my corn he has in his belly.

@kikiransom 3 года назад

Thank you, this was so helpful. I think I'll be eating corn earlier than anticipated.

@rafaelmoreno9597 2 года назад

Bro, love you. You inspire me by giving great info, not afraid to say you don't know something, and your time lapses are on point!!!

@PrincessTS01 3 года назад

not the microwave, omg put it in the BBQ with tinfoil and add butter salt and pepper to it before wrapping it in foil.

@epicgardening 3 года назад

Thanks for the tip!

@Flaca5556 3 года назад

Tried growing corn a few months ago and well didn't do so good but also somewhat neglected them 🥴 this video motivated me to try again! What was the name of the seeds that you bought? That corn looks so cool 😎🤙 thanks for the video!

@epicgardening 3 года назад

Astronomy Domine

@krisw8202 2 года назад

Thank you for producing this video. I have never seen so many colors of corn that is edible. Very educational. I am gonna try to grow my own corn. 🙂

@karenwadlin1761 Год назад

Growing this year for the first time!! So much great information thank you for your help 😊

@samartinez1988 3 года назад

I'm about to become an atomic orange corn daddy! Lmao

@epicgardening 3 года назад

Corn daddies unite

@vlong7112 3 года назад

"Triplets" 😂😂😂 "Salt BAE" 💀 You're the best!

@johnnyelectric4844 Год назад

I love the idea of the seasonings . we cook our corn on the bbq with the husk on and it steams itself

@leahbender7032 Год назад

Just a heads up for those of us who live near massive corn production areas - think midwest corn fields - especially if the field are raising seed corn instead of feed corn... You will get cross pollination with your corn and the farmer's corn. You will have sad corn and the farmer may not be particularly happy with you. Make sure to talk to your local farmer if you're concerned about it :)

@fuzzytheduck6821 3 года назад

Tell me why, after seeing the thumbnail, I thought this was a tutorial on how to glue corn kernels together to make a cob

@epicgardening 3 года назад

Uh oh 😂

@trishdavi7049 3 года назад

Back ha ha

3 года назад

Yummy!! I live in Quebec and we also eat with butter and salt ;) try adding dill next time! My question: how do you actually collect the seeds afterwards?

@epicgardening 3 года назад

I typically don't save corn seeds

@trishdavi7049 3 года назад

I dried some corn right on the cobs with the husks off and then after they were very dry rolled the kernels off with gloved hands . Then I like to put them in paper envelopes dated and type of seed written on outside of envelope then store those in a tote in temperature controlled dry storage

3 года назад

@@trishdavi7049 nice thanks!