Those above ground roots on the corn are adventitious roots, which stabilize the stalk. You can mound up soil or mulch around them to help them dig into the soil. I've grown corn once before, but I'm trying three sisters for the first time this year with Oaxacan green dent corn.

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

Жыл бұрын

Good luck!! Let me know how it goes.

The music is perfect with your voice and ambient garden sounds, making for a relaxing viewing experience. Once, when squash bugs invaded, I made char directly in garden. Bugs died.

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Burn out those awful things! good idea.

I was just driving around running errands wondering how your three sisters were doing and came home to find a notification you blogged about it! I love that you thought the tassle bits were worms. I panicked the first time I grew corn for the same reason. I was like noooo! You're not getting my corn!!! I cant believe your butternut got attacked by squash bugs. Theyve always been the one squash they woukdnt touch in my garden. Even when there were tens of thousands of bugs out there. Maybe a I grew a resistant variety? Anyway, try planting Nasturtiums with your squash. I usually do about 5 or 6 surrounding each plant and have great luck. I should probably quit telling people that and make a video already. I'm so happy to see things going well in your garden. Let us know what you find to prevent corn worms. They took out a whole crop once. I hate them!

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks April! I would love to have a squash bug resistant squash! Kevin and Sarah told me they gave up on growing squash and bought theirs from the Amish produce auction.

Is so beautiful

I love your videos! Thank you for keeping it real and always showing the reality. I am still learning and it helps to see everything isn’t always perfect!

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! If you like imperfection, my channel is the place to be! 😂 I really am happy with how far I’ve come in a few short years, but there’s still so much to learn.

If you plant nastursiums, which are edible flowers, around your squash it is supposed to keep the bugs away. I am trying it myself this year because they always get mine and kill the vines.

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! I'm going to do this too. Also going to use more trellises to keep the vines and fruit off the ground.

Congrats!!! You're rocking your garden this year and I'm so excited for you. Great job!!!

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jenny!!

Awesome success! My mother used to say if there was a worm on the corn then you knew it was good corn. If you find a worm has nibbled on your corn just cut off the bad spot with a sharp knife.😋

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

5 жыл бұрын

Well if it was just one ear or a little nibble it wouldn’t be so bad. But they can destroy a whole harvest.

Woohoo! I’d still call it a success! I was freaking out when I saw those “bugs” too! So glad they weren’t anything😂 I’m still waiting on my corn here in NY.

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 I was in such a panic.

Good job!!! Successful three sisters garden and wonderful video!!!

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! If you check out the playlist you can see how it turned out. :)

Sorry about the squash bugs. Your garden is helping me learn what to look for. Thanks for sharing.

Congratulations - everything looks amazing and your hard work really is showing!!

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

5 жыл бұрын

Every time I walk in the garden it’s like I’m going into a magic world.

LOL So jealous my three sisters garden has a lot of catching up to do.

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

5 жыл бұрын

My first attempt a few years ago was a mess.

Omg!! I'm so excited for you! Your corn looks amazing! I'm sorry about your squash. Stupid squash bugs! 😠

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

5 жыл бұрын

Stupid squash bugs.

Many thanks for sharing, we don’t get the squash over here, I believe there a nightmare 🤬, your sweetcorn is looking great, no silks on mine yet but I have the ears, looking forward to seeing your progress, take care kind regards alan🌿..... THE DAWN CHORUS PLOT

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Alan! Be glad you don’t have squash bugs! Where are you located? I love the name “dawn chorus” I’ll have to check out your channel.

@ThedawnchorusPlot

5 жыл бұрын

Lorella Not a Farm Girl: a Homestead Adventure , Hi Louella I’m in the u.k. your season seems to be running parallel with ours at the moment, your most welcome to pop over to my channel, video no: 14 has the morning dawn chorus at the beginning (turn the volume up and put your earphones on👍) take good care kind regards. alan🌿

Squash bugs got us too. We did get some squash but we will do better next year.

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

5 жыл бұрын

So so sad!!!

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

5 жыл бұрын

I like that you commented, but I just couldn’t “like” a comment about squash bugs. LOL

Those corn roots are super cool. I also don’t know what’s up with them.

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I dont know why the do that. 🤷🏼‍♀️

@KK7THK

3 жыл бұрын

I looked those roots up (as I have them as well on my glass gem corn this year). It’s called rootless corn syndrome. Can be caused by hot, dry surface soils, shallow planting depths, compact soils, and loose or cloddy soil conditions.

What a good job!

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😊

Your garden is looking so good!!!

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I love it so much.

Those bugs are a pain, but actually, what probably killed your squash (and all of mine) is a moth that lays eggs which when hatched burrow into the stem and as they grow they kill the vascular system of the plant. Get some Bt to spray! Your corn is beautiful!!!

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

5 жыл бұрын

(I’m always wanting to learn, so I’m asking this in curiosity, not in argument) what do you see that makes you think it’s vine borer instead of squash bug? I do need to get some BT for the corn ear worms too, so I’ll use it on the squash as well.

@sarahmannluker7528

5 жыл бұрын

@@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm this may help. citybugs.tamu.edu/2018/08/13/living-with-squash-vine-borer/

@sarahmannluker7528

5 жыл бұрын

I thought it was the stink bugs too. Now they will attack tomatoes! Anything that has caterpillars or "worms" hatch needs bt.

Run back and forth again please!!

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

Lorella, everything looks good. Yes squash bug are bad!! I just found cucumber bugs today. I have see what to use on them.

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

5 жыл бұрын

My garden this year makes me so happy. Every time I walk in it feels like I’m entering a new world.

Looks great! I've never had 3 sisters success.

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

5 жыл бұрын

I haven’t either when I tried it before. I’m so happy this year.

Your progress has been awesome. If you want to keep the worms out of your corn, take a drop of mineral oil and drop it down in the silk. You can thank me later.

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this tip, I have done exactly this!

Your corn is growing so well. Too bad about your squash plants. Great edit. Too funny that the mysterious bugs on your plants were from the corn tassels.

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was in a total panic!!

Wow, your corn 🌽 has really taken off! The stalks are big and strong looking. What variety of corn are you growing? I see that you’re having to deal with the Squash Bug which seem to be just as destructive as the Squash Vine Borer we have to deal with here. Thanks for the exciting update! Happy gardening 🌱

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

5 жыл бұрын

I’m growing a sweet corn. I’d have to look at the bag to give you the exact variety. I think it was like a C-1 or something like that. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I’ll check when I get back to town and let you know!

You are soo fine Lorella , Im happy you guys are making progress. But you have to get some bug repellent to keep from ruining progress, again keep up the good work.

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

5 жыл бұрын

I try to use as natural bug prevention as possible. But yeah, I need to do something.

Did you let more than one corn plant grow up in one spot? I saw my mother used to grow corns and she only let one or two plants grow from one spot. Ty

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

3 жыл бұрын

I did. not sure that is the best way. but I planted a couple in each hole and did four holes in a square.

@markthornemarmaduke

3 жыл бұрын

@@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm Thanks for your video, love the excitement, i feel it too! I'm going to try the 3 sister thing here in the UK. I've seen some people are sowing their corn seeds in circles about 50cm diameter, 4 or 5 beans inside that circle, then squash around the outside.. i can probably do this plan a few times int he space i have. anyway, wish you all the best, looking forward to see what else you're growing. cheers

Please how do you irrigate the garden

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

Жыл бұрын

I use overhead sprinklers mounted on the fence posts.

I was wondering how you spaced stuff out? I plan to do 3 sisters this year.

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

4 жыл бұрын

I looked online at different plans. I put four corn in a small square, and put those 4 feet from the other squares of corn. In the space between the small corn squares I put mounds and planted four squash/pumpkin in each mound

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Here’s a website with the plan I followed: www.growveg.com/garden-plans/245006/2062-sackville-drive-middle-sackville-nova-scotia-canada/2014/the-three-sisters-garden/

@bad1788

4 жыл бұрын

@@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm that is a plan from near me!

they like fish

I have tassles only too. Wondering if I'll get any ears....

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

5 жыл бұрын

I got ears just a few days later. Any ears on your corn yet?

@AndreaS-oq7sw

5 жыл бұрын

@@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm no I never got any silk. I'm still watering and hoping but I don't think a raised bed is the place to grow corn!! Looks ridiculous too 😂😂

squash do not like manure

@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips!