My peaches and cream is doing the same thing. Came up the beginning of May and started tasseling a few days ago at 4ft tall while being a nice healthy dark green color. It’s been very hot and dry the past few weeks so that probably caused it.

Weigh your truck and trailer at a truck scale, then put the pumpkin on trailer and weigh again. Do the truck/trailer/pumpkin math to figure weight of pumpkin 🎃 🎉🌞

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

That would work, although I was kind of wanting a photo of it on the scale.

I planted early sunglow this year and it finished out at 4 1/2 feet. I was afraid it was the heat as well but apparently that's the norm for that variety. It had full juicy ears and we roasted some on the grill today

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Yum! Lucky you to have corn this early!

@robertantolik2146

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyDogFarm yes sir, it was dang sure nice to have fresh corn on Memorial day. I got a good jump on it this year and that variety just finished fast. Too bad I didn't have a ripe watermelon for dessert lol

I think your make shift pallets are perfect

Have three kinds of corn and it's just now getting big. The wind and heat are epic this year. I'm learning a lot from you Travis. Thanks brother!

Believe me, if I got decent corn last year, you will. It rained what seemed like 4 days a week for the better part of the spring last year, hard rain at that and every time I fertilized my corn it rained hard and washed it through. Needless to say the corn was short and I didnt think I would get much but to my surprise, it turned out fairly decent. I'm sure your corn will be fine.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

The ears have really grown since we filmed this video a week ago, so I think we're in for a treat!

I have struggled with corn. Now I just buy it from a local farmer in the fall to preserve.😁👍

Hey Travis. From what I’ve read, the main thing that determines corn height is the variety.. Solstice tassels between 5 and 6 feet so I think your plot is doing just fine. Watching the pumpkin segment gave me an idea. Take your smallest plot and make it dedicated to a single giant pumpkin plant. Plant the same cover cop mix that you put in the corn plot and let your chicken graze over the winter. Then get a big load of that gin compost delivered and spread it over the plot. Plant four plants in the middle, pick the strongest one and get rid of the other three. Use the compost to cover the vines and pout on the Natures Safe. I’d say you could get one close to 2k pounds. Put it on a trailer, parade it around town and take it to the fair. Easy peasy!!! Great video and looking forward to seeing what is in store on Wednesday.

@gabbyrico4877

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea he should totally do that

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

I like that idea Tim!

I found something for you.Early varieties are short and late varieties grow taller.Solstice is an early variety so you are doing well grasshopper!!!!

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

I think we're going to make it. The ears are looking pretty good these last few days.

Love you guys, and your videos...they always make me happy. Much love to you and yours from Western Australia x

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!!

Former Texas panhandle farmer here. We planted corn there from 1st of April through 1st of June. The early corn is always shorten. Reason: the corn puts on leaves in sections we called joints (probably not scientifically accurate…). When it’s cold (and it could snow there in early May) the individual joints don’t grow much. The later corn has much longer joints at the base of the plant. I don’t know your history of planting but when you move it up in the spring a couple of weeks you can expect shorter corn. Just my 2 cents! Good news- short corn isn’t detrimental to yield. So, if your rounds are less or your length of ear is short, you probably do have something else going on. Enjoy your channel!

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the corn expertise! This video was done a week or so ago, and the ears are looking nice and big now. So feeling pretty optimistic now.

@mokka_commentry

4 ай бұрын

You quit farming?

Alright, alright, alright! There's a tee shirt you need! Thanks for your videos!

Trav, we are in the heart of Texas. My corn was shorter than normal. It’s been very dry and above avg temps here as well. I believe that we have have a higher number of heat units for this time of the year. I’ve noticed that even the field corn and the silage corn is a little shorter than normal.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Increased heat units is likely the culprit. This corn variety is listed for a 70 day maturity, but ours is going to be closer to 55-60 days.

@dovey6259

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyDogFarm I'm in the Kansas City Missouri area. I'm growing Miracle sweet corn. My experience with it before was that it got between 6 and 1/2 and 7 ft tall. This time it tassled when it was only in the ground A month and a half, at only 4 ft. I fed it very well in the beginning with blood meal and a 10-10-10 fertilizer. I've been side dressing it with 46-0-0 urea. It's been terribly hot here as well. I did Google to see if heat stress could cause this. And that is correct. Heat stress CAN do this to corn. I didn't get my corn in until the 12th of July. I have friend who farms corn and wheat in Illinois. I asked him about it, and he told me that heat stress can do this to corn. I have ears out there, but I don't think they're going to be very big. But if I get any I'll be real happy, because last year I had the most beautiful corn you ever saw! And I didn't know my next door neighbor had a rat issue! They ate about 100 ears of corn on me! I have never seen anything like it in my life! Hopefully this rat issue is resolved because I took care of it myself with an exterminator, traps and homemade rat killers. I also bought powder that sterilizes the females. That corn looks really healthy! I'm sure you'll get a good crop from it!

Early day maturity corn is always shorter in height…I had some 65 day corn that was 6 feet tall….your corn is just fine

Hey Travis, I have to disagree with the acessment of Heat being a factor here. I also planted Solstice Sweat Corn this year, on 4/4/22. It's the shortest varity of sweetcorn we have ever grown. But, I do recall that the nights here in Southeast Ga during april was really chilly. My corn came up, but seemed to struggle to the the point that it may have stunted it's Height growth. The Corn today has great color and other wise very Strong looking, But it is Short. We will know in a few weeks if it is a Keeper!

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Mike. I guess I forgot about any cool weather in April because May was so hot. What's crazy to me is how fast it has matured here. We planted the first week in April and ours is almost ready (this video was shot a week ago). That means a 55-60 day maturity compared to the 70 days that is listed for Solstice. That's fast!

@jasonpowell4114

Жыл бұрын

Late to the party lol, but wanted to chime in. I live in Kentucky and have planted corn so early that it has frosted on it and still grows to be 7'-8' tall without any hiccups. I only grow Honey Select and use to buy local and the corn would get 7'-8', but 3 years ago I bought a bunch of seed from Hoss Tools and the corn is so short that Ive been worried and cant figure out what Ive done. The corn looks healthy just short. So Ive come to the conclusion that its just variety of the corn and possibly matters where you buy it. Im going back to local seed next year that has always produced tall corn to see if that is the variable. Im thinking its like honey bees, you can buy Italian bees from two different companies and their Italians can express different traits from one another. All I know is the seed is the only constant that has changed with me when the corn started growing short, but we'll see next year. Good luck in the garden this year!

Growing those giant pumpkins will be a fun memory down the road. Enjoy the process. No ideas on the corn. You already know lots more than I do about growing. Just wishing you all the best this growing season.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely should be fun. The kids like to go out there daily and check on them.

@apiecemaker1163

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyDogFarm makin memories 👍

we had 3 100+ days in Missouri last week and looking at 3 days this week i HOPE it is not the heat, I have found that nitrogen is a major factor in the corn small plant that tassel early are just like "growing conditions critical, save the children" and make tiny ears to try and have another generation. I have been following you for corn advice so hoping to get a good harvest this year :)

My corn failed and was stunted as well. I think it was from the shade it got from late afternoon on to sunset. Everyone is saying full all day sun or do not plant it at all.

My okree is doin that! I hate bending over to find fruit, I worry I may miss some. Eye level is best!

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Prune those lateral leaves and that will get it taller faster.

I had the same problem here in Panama city Florida. I couldn't figure it out . I've grow it for years and never had the problem . Like you I know I gave it the fertilizer, the boost but it stayed short. I had to use sevin on it and bt To keep the bugs down and I put on the interval with the product . I still had worms in my corn. It's been a battle. I have some in the freezer with holes cut into it where the bugs were. So I'm having to share with the bugs.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

We use Spinosad for the corn worms and it's usually pretty effective. Gotta spray the ears though.

I started my corn around the April 1. I have Peaches and Cream and Early Bantam corn growing. The P&C is the same size as your solstice and just started silking today. It actually blew over in a storm last weed but it’s a small patch so I was able to prop it back up.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you got it back standing!

@trev5.566

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyDogFarm me too. Much of it was completely laid over. It’s only about a 5 by 10 plot so I used poles and boards to stand it up. This is my family’s first year gardening and so far we are doing really well, Thanks to tips and tricks from Lazy Dog Farm and Hoss Tools. Thanks!

I totally agree. My sweet corn is doing the exact same way. Mine are thick and green and healthy but shorter than other kinds I've planted before. Thanks for the confirmation.

Thanks for taking the time to make this. Last year my corn in a 4x4' raised bed did pretty good. This year the corn seems stunted and unfortunately, the plants did suffer some sort of varmint trauma. They're now around 3-4' high and already have tassles. I'll see what happens and salvage what I can. Then I'll plant a cover crop in late summer like vetch or red clover, etc... try to rehabilitate the soil.

Solstice sweet corn is supposed to tassel at 5'-6" to 6', so you'll need to go worry about something else instead. My Jimmy Red field corn tasseled at 10' last year and this year's Painted Mountain is supposed to only reach 5' to 6' at maturity. No laughing at Travis here after all the thoughtful work that you're putting into those pumpkins. Let's see what Brooklyn has to say to "Mr. Fractured Vertebra" regarding his plan to hoist a 200 lb. pumpkin.

@4thllamaofthealpacolypse712

2 жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same thing regarding Trav's back. Be careful.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

She'll be cheering me on! lol

@covid-19ispsychologicalwar10

2 жыл бұрын

I grow 2-5 acres of Painted Mountain every year, it does indeed max out between 5-6’ if it has plenty of water and fertilizer. However, I’ve grown Painted Mountain dryland and it only got to 3.5-4’, but had fully filled, full sized ears. Stock height doesn’t matter to me, grain yield is what I focus on.

So fun! Can’t wait to see how big the pumpkins. Also to watch how the corn grows. 🌺

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully we'll be harvesting some corn soon!

Corn looking good, especially when you look at other growers in your area😀🇦🇺

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

You may want to put a umbrella over the giant pumpkins to keep them out of the sun

Inverted day/night temps and nights too warm stunt and halt crops My tomatoes and okra stopped producing and growing entire season after 2 nights warmer than the days with warm nights that week - horticulturist NW GA Watch for the warm nights

Planted Peaches and Cream also, started tasseling a few days ago at about 4 foot.

Field pumpkins are interesting looking. There’s an old country community near the little Louisiana college town of Hammond, LA (Southeastern Louisiana University) that we had called Punkin Center. Fifty years have passed, and the road signs now read “Pumpkin Center.” That’s not the real name, and we old folks know it! It was all old truck farming out there, and pig raising.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Punkin Center is much better!

I think the commenters here are mostly right. Different varieties grow different heights. Couple years ago I grew some heirloom corn that topped 12 feet. Grew some early sweetglow next to it that was about 4 1/2 ft tall. Staggered them so no cross polination but the difference next to each other looked pretty silly. And that heirloom stuff had cobs as big as my forearm but wasn't the best eating-wise. I mess with the dill's atlantic pumpkins every year but never very seriously. Without really doing anything I've grown a few 400 pounders. With some care and lots of fertilization it shouldn't be too tough to grow a really big one (1000 pounder+). Pruning and letting just one grow on the vine and burying vines will help too. You have the right ideas. Biggest I grew ended up being a giant green squash at about 500 lbs. One of these years I will dig in and get serious with them and see what I can do.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

I'd be tickled with a 500 lb pumpkin!

Travis! You should not pick up a 200+ pound pumpkin after your back injury. Please be careful.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Lol. I think a 200 lb pumpkin would be a great test to make sure everything is in working order.

@philup6274

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyDogFarm pick it up twice. 1 for you 1 for the miss.

Hollis corn was extremely short but made good ears... I think its a way far south situation. So i agree with your assumption. Keep up the vids and God Bless !

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for joining us Don!

If have day after day dull rainy days will get stunted corn .

Ha! Where I’m at, we don’t even consider planting corn until the last few days of May to about mid June, we have a very short window. Tomorrow is my sweet corn planting day (6/2/22).

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy your planting!

We just planted our corn a couple days ago I'm late but it'll grow

We grew a ton of sweet corn in my career and it always tended to be short compared to the field corn I grew as a child. The growers were fine with short corn since the sugars needed to concentrate in the corn less than the stalk. Drive over to Iron City and Bainbridge and check out a few 1000 acres of sweet corn.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Haven't been over that way in a while, but I'll be sure to check it out if I'm over there.

My sweet corn was invaded by wheat. Used bagged straw. I don’t advise using straw. But I was planning on trying to grow wheat eventually. So. I’ll keep it and see what I get.

@susanbailey3553

2 жыл бұрын

Uggg. I used gardenstraw Wheaton straw to mulch for fall and the same happened to me. I took it off when I got ready for spring and tossed it in the compost and none of the wheat grew there. I've started using brown leaves from the forest at the edge of my property.

@Gunsmokepharmer

2 жыл бұрын

@@susanbailey3553 I pulled the wheat slips today from my peanut bed. And replanted them. Elsewhere. Also gonna use the rest of that straw/wheat to try actually get crop. I’ll post updates to my channel.

My silver queen is just beginning to tussle at around 6 feet or maybe a little more. The peaches and cream is funny, some is over 6 and some nit so much, as it is fully tasseled. I think when it was so hot the amount of water and available nitrogen, but mostly water affects the height.

Thanks for the information. As always good stuff. FYI our P&C started to tassel about waist high. Like you I think it was caused by cold weather after it germinated. I poured the nitrogen to it and we had about 5days of rain. Now it is over 8 feet. Will be harvesting in about two weeks.

It has been really dry. Probably the lack of water. I have been growing a short variety of orange field corn. It is doing great and has a lot of ears on it. I have peaches and cream going too and had to water the area to get it to even come up.

My peaches and cream are about three foot and no sign of tassels yet. It is green and looks healthy. Maybe I'll getit right this year and pick before it gets starchy.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

With P&C, you probably have about 5-7 days from the time the silks turn nice and brown. Then it might start getting a little starchy.

Mine did the same I live in middle tn.

my sweet corn grow in pots. they tassel at 6 weeks and I don't see any ears yet. the height range from 3 feet, 4 ft, 5 ft and 6 fts... :) all over.

@pn3940

Жыл бұрын

I think it's probably what I did to them...their heights are about the same in the same pot. different heights in different pot. I water them about the same, that I know of. pots are in the same location.

Finally warm enough to plant, low 35 tonight & must cover tomatoes again 🥶

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Dang. I'd be glad to share some of our heat with you! lol

Video's are really awesome!

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I enjoyed the video! I think the variety makes some difference, the up & down crazy weather, & nutrients in the soil also... Sweet corn will continue to grow even after tasseling, well in my experience it has. I have thought it was starting too early several times, but it keeps growing & turns out well!

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

I haven't gotten that hungry yet. lol

@TheSwaffordHomestead

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyDogFarm not sure what you mean... lol

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSwaffordHomestead Sorry. I think this was a misplaced reply to someone saying we should eat pigweed.

@TheSwaffordHomestead

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyDogFarm I haven't been that hungry either!

i grow peaches n crème just because of its short height. we get a lot of wind here n the short corn doesn’t get blown down as easy. also it seems like you’ll get some height after tasseled.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Make sense. Keep it short and reduce the wind damage.

Has anyone here used a couple of drops of mineral oil on the silks, where it comes out of the ear, to prevent corn ear worms? I tried this one year and had no issue with the worms that year.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

That does work if you only have a few plants. On a larger plot, spraying Spinosad from a backpack sprayer is faster.

@dovey6259

2 жыл бұрын

Yes that does work. But I've found in a plot the size of mine, which isn't even that big, the spinosad is more efficient.

Getcha a big wheeled dollly roll that 200 pounder on there . Or something similar.

Lmao at ride it around in the truck showing it off! 😂

My yellowstone supersweet is the tallest most beautiful corn i ever seen....so far...im now pondering giving it some more nitrogen...i really have no idea what im doing...but i watch and rewatch your videos for clues...i do need to learn how to self fertlize them. I planted them closer than u because they are in a raised bed...3 of em. I know i should not of done that...but they are florida woven on the outside...lol. yes that happened in a year of total failure...so i did this.. I am sitting here drooling of the thought despite not having a tooth in y head only dentures...and u can not take one bite...pushing 80 sucks...so does 70 and 60 was ok..but still...i am shocked how much better all home grown veggies taste especially peppers and onions Can u grow artichokes...i cant seem to get them to put on "meat"...what do i need to do...nitrogen?? Lots of.water?????

@LazyDogFarm

Жыл бұрын

Never have tried artichokes. If those corn leaves aren't dark green, give them more juice.

Could it be the distance between the plants forcing them to compete which may have stressed them out?

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Further research has suggested that this is the correct height for this variety. It's just a really fast-maturing variety.

I love your videos

Still trying to get some of my summer crops going. Blackberries are taking off tremendously. Of course I didn't get to prune them this year and so I have canes going everywhere. Finally got 1 cattle panel up for planting my 3 variety of grapes. I guess I'm just going to do tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and watermelon since that's all I have time for. Have you ever tried growing any baby corn? I would like to see how yours would turn out if you did. Yeah you may need to build a few more of those pallets to roll those humongous pumpkins onto. Oh yeah I need to get my pumpkins going for my chickens. I finally got us a few chickens. Mostly for eggs and fertilizer. Great video on the corn! I'd come help you and Brooklyn on corn day if I could.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Our blackberries are a mess too, but producing well nonetheless!

I love sweet corn! It's one of the highlights of my summer. But the older I get, the harder it is for me to digest. After having colon cancer a couple of years ago, the problem has gotten worse. Are there any varieties which are known to be easier to digest? Or maybe a way of cooking the ears that softens the hulls to help with digestion? Your corn looks amazing!

@covid-19ispsychologicalwar10

2 жыл бұрын

What do you spray on your corn such as insecticides? If you spray BT, that’s very likely the cause of your digestive problems with your corn. Lots and lots of people have digestive issues with BT sprayed/gmo’d corn.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure if any corn varieties are more digestible than others.

If you side dress the corn does the fertilizer work if it not raining or you are watering it from a sprinkler. I’m watering and fertilizing mine in the drip tape.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

If we’re not getting any rain, we’ll soak the beds good by running the drip overnight. That seems to work.

I like small pie pumpkins. For pie and pickles.

Soil compaction will also cause short corn

Once those field pumpkins start turning orange they're pretty much as big as they're gonna get.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

I wondered that. Thanks.

Hello. Thank you very much for all the videos full of knowledge you upload about plants, pests and your practical experience that you share with us. In the video of 05.31.22 on the corn, I saw behind you among the trees, an invasive tree that I see spreading in most parts of the USA. It is called "Ailanthus altissima". It is easily propagated by seeds and it is highly recommended to prevent it from flowering and making seeds. With persistence and systematicity one can greatly reduce its culture. Tank's from iarael.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. I’ll have to do some googling on that one.

@irismarks4637

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyDogFarmUnfortunately KZread does not allow uploading links, or pictures, otherwise I would happily send you.

About to plant corn tomorrow in zone 6b

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy your planting James!

A large part of my corn looks stunted. I think it's mostly due to drought.

I mean to me all sweet corn is usually short.... not like field corn or anything.... Trav I've seen field corn over 10 feet tall.... I can promise ya... that was the year after a sludge application on our farm... then the farmer supplemented it with some micronutrients... some places it looked 14 foot tall...

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

14' tall corn is quite impressive!

@mattingly1217

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyDogFarm it really was... I haven't seen corn that tall ever again.... it was by one of our ponds

You could donate a giant pumpkin to a local zoo. I gave a 550 lb pumpkin to our zoo and they fed it to the elephants. Fun to watch! Also was a tax write-off ($1 per lb).

@LazyDogFarm

Жыл бұрын

That's a great idea!

Have you ever tried hoss seeds? They seem to work great!

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

I actually started the seed program there several years ago when I worked there.

@adama2979

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyDogFarm wow that's awesome this is my first year gardening and just found both of y'all's channels. Thanks for the great content!

I have grown a bit of sweet corn and I’m not certain but seems like different varieties tasseled at different heights. Maybe it was weather related or variety but never seems to be the same year to year. Everytime I’ve grown the peaches and cream it’s never gotten over 6 ft or so before it’s tasseled but it’s always tasted the same

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

As long as it tastes good, that's all that matters!

Good video Travis. I’m not sure even a 200 lbs pumpkin is liftable. Not that the weight is too much, but it will be big, round, smooth, not like it has a set of handles on it. Hahaha…you better have lonnnnng arms to wrap around it my friend.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Gonna have to hug it tight! lol

A recently broken back and he wants to pick up giant pumpkins. Don't do it.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

It's all about the correct form. lol

@prestonberg9604

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyDogFarm just send it!

@heavenlyhillshomestead9465

2 жыл бұрын

Lol 😂 I tried to pick up some “200 pounders” last year and it wasn’t to hard but I really stressed and strained on those 900+ pound ones lol 😂 thank God for the side x side and winch as that helped a lot!!

@prestonberg9604

2 жыл бұрын

@@heavenlyhillshomestead9465 *winch you don’t wanna say wench some ladies may think you’re insulting them lol

@heavenlyhillshomestead9465

2 жыл бұрын

@@prestonberg9604 lol 😂 autocorrect got me cause the last time I used that word was “wench” 😂 when me an my friend was talking about his oldest sow and the way she acts… good catch

Shake that bush ! Im shakin it boss !

weather too cold , ground temperature , an outside [ Heating Boiler , wood fire or gas , allows the tempt under ground to rise , starting seeds in ground , this will be come a normal , it can be a reversible for cooling , and provide heat for barn , greenhouse , and home , just the wood or gas , price , the sun's output has changed , just as before , thrive while you can .

@canadiangemstones7636

2 жыл бұрын

Utter nonsense.

I would advise you to roll the 200lbs pumpkin 😂😂 and not try to pick it up cause it’s a lot harder cause they’re slick and acquired to grip… I am excited to see you grow something you and the kids can play around with and show off like a 18 point buck!! They can take up to 500 gallons of water a week per plant but that’s on bigger plants and I never did find a limit to the fertilizer so I slammed them all season last year!! But you should start rocking soon on those Atlantic Giants! I could’ve swore you was probably 5’8” or so lol 😂 wouldn’t have thought you was over 6’… that corn is really deceiving! My peaches and cream corn 🌽 usually grows 6 1/2’ -7’ tall, this is the first year I’m actually growing something different cause for years all I’ve planted was peaches and cream cause I has always done so well here! You can also stick a few box fans on your corn if you need to help pollinate it. If anyone uses the box fans my advice is to use them on both sides of your corn facing each other.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Good idea on rolling the pumpkins -- and the box fans!

@heavenlyhillshomestead9465

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyDogFarm thank you!! I’ll send you a video of my rolling a a few 300-450 pounders around lol 😂 it’s hilarious!

They probably switched your your seeds in the packet with those itty bitty corn seeds that they have in the chinese buffet stir fry

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hah! I did a little research and that's as tall as this variety is supposed to get.

What the best spray to put on my corn leaves they are starting to cure.

Got my 90 pepper plants in Sunday. Ended up with 86 maters. Elephant garlic is huge wonder when it will be ready to pick

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Wait until the garlic forms seed heads, remove them, then wait for the leaves to start turning yellow.

@prestonberg9604

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyDogFarm just cut seed heads off with a scissors? Then once they die off then cure them on the ground?

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

@@prestonberg9604 scissors or a knife. You don't have to leave the garlic on the ground like we do onions. Just put them in a cool, dry place and they'll cure there.

@prestonberg9604

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyDogFarm ok. Stalks and all? I also have like 1,000 onions or so

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

@@prestonberg9604 I let the stalks naturally dry. I don't cut them off.

AI did a quick check, Solstice sweet corn grows about 5 1/2 feet.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Everett. I see that now. I also see a listed maturity date of 70 days, but we're going to be closer to 55-60.

I just bought some ears from a man who planted sweet obsession and I asked him why his sweet corn was so short and he said he's planted it for 3 years now and said its just the type.

@philup6274

2 жыл бұрын

Keep it short and sweet..

So you have to blanch the corn on the cob prior to freezing it?

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Probably not a bad idea to do so. We don't freeze it on the cob. We cut it off the cob, cook it a bit, then freeze it in bags.

Do I need to remove the the sucker shoots coming up from the base of my sweet corn? Thanks

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

I usually don't. You might even get a few extra ears from those suckers if you feed it well.

No egg plants where the chickens were grazing?

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Haha! We have a few eggplants in our pepper plot, but none left by the chickens.

The Pumpkins will never get the weights you say unless you only let only one grow and give it special attention all the way with all kinds of special concoctions..who is your Pumpkin Wisperer....that greenhorn guy from Hog Homestead?

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

We’ve removed all the fruits so that we only have one per plant. Probably need to increase the special concoction frequency.

Mine are tastling out at knee high.

Nirvana sweet corn looked to be the same hight as yours that grew last year. Im growing it again this year. I did have a watering issue while I was on vacation. Let’s just say it got watered to much.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

How you like Nirvana?

@shaunlloyd5724

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyDogFarm Honestly I don’t want to throw it under the bus just yet. Last year was the first year using it and I don’t think it had the best chance to do well. I will give you a good answer in three to four weeks. I will tell you it germinates very well!

My peaches and cream corn is not real y’all but it’s making like crazy it’s putting on 4 to 5 ears on each plant

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! That is crazy. I’ve never gotten more than 2 ears per plant on any sweet corn we’ve grown.

@robertwatlington2492

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyDogFarm I ain’t either and I’ve never grown corn before I didn’t know what was going on and I showed a friend I know and he said he hasn’t either

@robertwatlington2492

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyDogFarm if this corn keeps looking as good as it does right now I’ve surely got to keep me some for seed

Trav, my peaches and cream is about 3 feet tall now, and I'm beginning to see the tassels starting to show. Is this normal?

I have never noticed that pond/lake/or whatever in the pastdo you fish in that body of water?

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

That pond belongs to my wife's uncle who owns the land around ours. We do fish it on occasion.

Can or will applying spinosad to the silks affect the pollination process? And do you soak the silks or just moisten them?

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

I've never found it to affect pollination. We don't soak them. I just spray them with a fine mist nozzle along the outside of the plot and then hold the wand above the rows for the middle of the plot.

Solstice sweet corn says it only gets about 5 1/2 ft tall.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Looks like it's just right then!

About how tall are the red snappers suppose to get? I started them in March, planted them the end of April and they are already 3 1/2 -4 ft tall

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Ours are close to 5' tall now. Third year growing them. Seems like that's about as tall as they'll get. The vertical growth will slow once they start putting on fruits.

@marysills4317

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyDogFarm thank you. They are healthy and tall. Covered with first blossoms.

how do you know when your corn is ready

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

When the silks turn brown and get crispy

@bobkernahan6340

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you I appreciate it and thanks for your videos

Be careful with your back and lifting those monster pumpkins.❤🙏

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

My back has never been better! lol

@leahness3588

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyDogFarm good to hear👍👍

I have a question I have plant corn 3 times following your advice on keeping it green plenty of nitrogen and the corn is just as sweet as it can be right off the plant but if you cook it more than 30 seconds it starts to mess up the flavor and the texture so most of the time I just eat it all

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm. Never heard of that issue. Do you know the name of the variety?

@cawbaird5711

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyDogFarm I don't think it has nothing to do with the variety I've had some silver Queen hybrid stuff from the local feed store and a yellow and white variety . I mean it's crazy it's so crisp and sweet without being cooked but you boil it for anything longer 30 seconds the crispness goes away along with the sweetness that's three times now is that how 🌽 supposed to be how long do you boil corn on the cob

@philup6274

2 жыл бұрын

@@cawbaird5711 it only needs to be warm enough to melt butter. Anything over is abuse.

Esse milho e hibrido vc sabe me dizer se tem desse tamanho para comprar quero semente mais quero desses curtos

Correct me if I'm wrong, but since I've been following you for a few years now, you have recently been making lots of changes to your fertilizer use. Years back you were straight synthetics, now you've done soil tests and are adding limited amendments. Maybe these changes are producing a more normal size crop, like the shorter corn, rather than the forced growth that comes from regular synthetics. Now you are depending on your soil chemistry and it might not be as uniform as you might think. 20-20-20 through a drip like will make the whole row grow, but six chickens on a clover crop may not be as uniform.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Good points. Although we did till the plot several times post-chicken tractor, so that should have equally dispersed everything pretty well.

You mentioned Peaches & Cream corn. I grew that last year and it got to 9 ft. It was beautiful. I know you don't follow the moon or zodiac signs but maybe you planted on the decrease of the moon or under Pisces, the sign that rules the feet 🤣😅😂🤣😂😅🤣

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

That's impressive that you got P&C to 9' tall!

@philup6274

2 жыл бұрын

When would you recommend then.?

Nice video Travis. Question. What are your thoughts of using bloodmeal for a very small experimental plot of container sweet corn? I’m growing in livestock stock tanks(2x2x6). Corn has gotten a GREAT start but just thinking about feeding moving forward. Thanks and please advise when you get a moment.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

I think it would work if you incorporated it prior to planting or used it when the plants are small. Gotta give that stuff time to break down so that it can be absorbed by the plants. The Nature Safe we use has feather meal and blood meal in it and it works well.

@davidscarborough713

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyDogFarm thanks for the quick reply Travis.

@debbiemoore9069

2 жыл бұрын

You might want to thread some twine through your corn so as it grows it won't blow over as it gets taller. For some reason corn grown in containers are not that strong. To stand up to winds. So I get t-post and twine and thread it through like the Florida weave . That Travis did to his sweet peas.

@davidscarborough713

2 жыл бұрын

@@debbiemoore9069 thank you

@dovey6259

2 жыл бұрын

I use blood meal at planting time. I put it in the rows, scratch it in, water it well, then plant the seed.

I googled solstice sweet corn height it said 5.5'

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Good to know! Seems like ours is just right!

Very strange, I have several (I think 6) bags of NatureSafe 13-0-0 and mine is different than yours. Mine looks like GrapeNuts Cereal, and is very light and fluffy... what you were putting out, looks like pellets which is what my 8-5-5 looks like.... wonder if they make that stuff differently by batch or something. Not sure my corn is gonna make... it's looking to me like it's going to tassel "early"... before the silks are completely formed... kinda bummed as I've put more effort into that corn than I have in many years... and looks like it's gonna skunk me... already planted my second planting (field corn)... may have to replant sweet corn later in the year, in order to put any in the freezer this year... that's not gonna make me happy. On a positive note, my Peanuts are doing just great... looks like they are gonna really do well.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

The 8-5-5 and 13-0-0 I have looks like layer pellets. The 10-2-8 I have looks like chick crumbles. So there are definitely some different "compositions" so to speak.

@michaelmorris1802

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyDogFarm Interesting, my 13-0-0 is like the chick crumbles... I have 6 bags of it (3 I just purchased)... all the same. They must obviously change that up by batch/lot or at some point decided to do it differently. My corn has suddenly added a couple feet in height... didn't think it was gonna make, but it fooled me. :) My field corn is behaving much better! Of course it's easier to grow/manage.

They're short....not enough Nitrogen and hilled up too much....just like when trees are planted too deep, they will be stunted....same with corn.

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Further research suggests that this variety tassels at this height. It is very fast-maturing though. We’re gonna end up having corn in 60 days from planting.

not enough nitrogen?

@LazyDogFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Based on the color of the leaves, I don't think there's a nitrogen issue.