Corn field grow

Hey everyone. I have a hypothetical question for anyone who can help. Say I have a personal sized corn field on my property and want to plant 1-3 plants along with the corn. I tried a search and couldn't find any info, so feel free to post a link if there is a goon one.

Questions
1: how should i start the plants? (indoors? what process?)
2:when do i start them? (I will not be using any pesticides or chemals on the corn.)
3: any other ideas, tips, or expierences would be greatly appreciated.
Sorry for the lengthy question but hopefully someone can give me some insight.

I would start out in soil indoors until they are about a foot tall then I would take them outside. good luck

I planted in a corn field once and what i noticed was that the plant got really tall and lanky trying to compete for sunlight.Corn grows like a mofo and i wasn't to impressed with the end result.

cannaman2.5 said:

I planted in a corn field once and what i noticed was that the plant got really tall and lanky trying to compete for sunlight.Corn grows like a mofo and i wasn't to impressed with the end result.

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this is something i was concerned about. Would it help to pull out a few of the corn to give it more space and light?

I would germinate the seeds inside under a small light if you have one and transplant them once they are about 6-7 inches tall. You will get different answers on this though because it comes down to opinion. I prefer putting seeds in a ziplock bag filled with water, add 2-3 caps (the cap on the bottle) of hydrogen peroxide, and put the bag on a heating pad in a dark place. Your seeds will usually germinate within three days unless they are really old. After the tap root coming out of the seed reaches about 1/4 inch poke a small hole in a pot of soil, or potting mix and place the tap root face down and lightly cover the seed with dirt and water thoroughly (until a little water starts dripping out of the bottom of the pot). The plant should sprout a few days later. Keep it inside until it reaches the height I previously mentioned. Also, you should be fine putting them out as long as there is no more frosts or cold weather left. Other than that I can't tell you much because I have never grown outdoors, but I hope this helps!

i guess u have a farm, if i was u id start indoors then bring outside and put it some where in ur garden is a spot that get most hrs of sun light, then when its taller u can put in the corn field, id advise flattening a patch instead of pulling out corn to make space as it might look strange from the air. are u planning on leaving in it in a pot in the corn field? as the corn will b harvested first

i just germenated 98 different seeds and all but like 6 didn't crack.This is how i do it.I get a flat of rockwool and rockwool conditioner.Soak the rock wool over night.Put your seeds in the rockwool and label them obviously.Place them in a humidity dome and within a few days you should have seedlings popping out.Then just transplant them into dirt.Its much easier than doing them in a paper towel or a bag atleast for me as their fragile in that state and i always broke mine.I would advise soaking your seeds in water over night prior to putting them in rockwool.

alanpartridge said:

i guess u have a farm, if i was u id start indoors then bring outside and put it some where in ur garden is a spot that get most hrs of sun light, then when its taller u can put in the corn field, id advise flattening a patch instead of pulling out corn to make space as it might look strange from the air. are u planning on leaving in it in a pot in the corn field? as the corn will b harvested first

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I would much prefer it in a pot, The owner of the property said they'd prefer it in the ground. I was unsure of the harvest times in relation.
I might just be better off keeping it in the garden area, the corn field just sounded like a good idea.

I also have another question. I can get some clones from my buddy. (they are indica, papya i think) should I use these? or get some good outdoor strain.

Hi, you will definately want pots. Unless your friendly farmer is totally organic, he will be spraying or will have sprayed broadleaf killer on his corn. If you look at a cornfield, you will notice there is not a whole lot of vegetation growing that is not corn. I guess I'm trying to say that the soil in your average corn field is poison to cannabis.

you could always cut the leafs on the corn around the plant, they will stop growing if you keep the leafs off

as long as u plants are up u want have any problems with chemicals... ive grown ineastern us corn fields alot and what alwayse got me was timeing.... corn finishes by sept. 1 around here reefa takes like a month longer...start in 5 gallon bucket panied black and bured in late august move thim if need be

Press Duck is correct about herbicides. Broadleaf herbicides used in cornfields include season long ones like atrazine as well as cannabis destroying emergent sprays like 24d and even Round up in fields planted with Round Up ready corn.

The preemergent and postemergent herbicides like Atrazine present a problem, as most will remain in the soil the entire growing season. You won't be able to start from seed in a cornfield because the seedlings roots will burn up.

You can usually plant in late May after there has been some herbicide degradation. If you can dig a hole and incorporate some fresh potting soil that will help, as atrazine has a low solubility and will not readily spread into your planting.

The later you can plant the better, as you will have much less chance of any late herbicide spraying - almost always done by the time the field canopies over in early June.

Planting late will also help guide you to where to plant. Farmers can't always keep their rows straight. Sooner or later there will be a spot where the farmer swerved or the planter skipped and their will be a space that recieves lots of sun. Plant in these natural spaces and then all you'll have to do is remember WHERE in the field you planted.

Good luck!