Banding phosphorus can provide a faster response than a broadcast application if you’re planting corn in cool soils. There are additional considerations, however. Earlier this week, we received a ...

Recent cool weather and rainy days may have prevented gardeners from planting sweet corn by the recommended start dates of early to mid-May. But you can still plant by June 15 to enjoy sweet corn late ...

Don’t overlook the impact of crop injury on corn. Make sure your herbicides are tough on weeds but gentle on corn.

Sweet corn harvested fresh from the home garden and cooked soon afterward is one of life’s great treats. If you have never had that experience, now is the time to plant sweet corn in the garden. Sweet ...

ST. PAUL -- With wet conditions and cool soils, corn planting is still weeks away in much of Minnesota. Long-term data from the University of Minnesota indicate that the optimum planting date for corn ...

Most ears of corn have an even number of rows because their kernels develop in pairs from the start. Food scientists say that ...

Thanksgiving meals bring me memories of the three sisters method of gardening. My memories are from being in Ecuador during planting season in the indigenous communities and experiencing this method ...

In this Aug. 27, 2013 photo, these ears of sweet-tasting, bi-color corn were grown from seed in containers inside a hobby greenhouse near Langley, Wash. The Burpee's "On Deck" corn matured in a little ...

The corn market has been relatively strong as Texas producers monitor planted fields in southern areas and prepare to plant in the High Plains. But that strong market might not last due to market ...

Lori McBride’s candy corn plant seems to be digging the winter rains and weather this winter. McBride planted it about 10 years ago in a planter box in front of her Redwood City home. Through the ...

Corn, maíz in Spanish, is deeply rooted in the culture of Costa Rica and Latin America. Indigenous people were the first to begin cultivating small, grass-like varieties of corn at the dawn of their ...