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Corn plants require up to 2 inches of water per week, which is more than other plants in the vegetable garden. Additional water may be needed during periods of especially hot weather, or if your ...
The oldest type of sweet corn contains more sugar and less starch than field corn intended for livestock. Tends to be heartier in respect to planting depth, germination and growth than other types. Begins conversion of sugar to starch after peak maturity or harvest, and as such is best eaten immediately after harvest.
Acalypha ostryifolia, sometimes spelled ostryaefolia, is a plant in the family Euphorbiaceae and is commonly known as hophornbeam copperleaf, hornbeam copperleaf, or pineland threeseed mercury, [3] is an annual herb of the copperleaf genus Acalypha. [4] It is a native of North and Central America and is generally considered a weed. [5]
Sweet corn (Zea mays convar. saccharata var. rugosa), [1] also called sweetcorn, sugar corn and pole corn, is a variety of maize grown for human consumption with a high sugar content. Sweet corn is the result of a naturally occurring recessive mutation in the genes which control conversion of sugar to starch inside the endosperm of the corn
And do not plant in single rows. Plant in blocks instead. If you are planting sweet corn, either plant it 250 feet away from the Indian corn or plant a variety that won’t bloom at the same time ...
Sep. 4—MORIARTY — Pot holders, peaches and pork rubs fill the shelves in the Schwebach Farm Market. A worker bends over a patch of raspberry bushes near the farmhouse. Dark green heads of kale ...
In agriculture and gardening, transplanting or replanting is the technique of moving a plant from one location to another. Most often this takes the form of starting a plant from seed in optimal conditions, such as in a greenhouse or protected nursery bed , then replanting it in another, usually outdoor, growing location.
Conopholis americana, the American cancer-root, bumeh or bear corn, is a perennial, [3] non-photosynthesizing (or "achlorophyllous") parasitic plant. It is from the family Orobanchaceae and more recently from the genus Conopholis but also listed as Orobanche, native but not endemic to North America. When blooming, it resembles a pine cone or ...