Sweetcorn

Sweetcorn is a very easy vegetable to grow. You can start sowing indoors on a windowsill from mid march, and outdoors from May. To sew indoors, I recommend using peat pots which you can transplant straight into the garden as this way you do not cause root disturbance. I would recommend planting one seed per large peat pot as the roots can get very widespread very quickly and need the space to grow. Place the pots on a sunny windowsill and in a few days you will start to see the seedlings. In May you can transplant them outside to the garden, either into the ground or into a deep pot or tub. To sew outdoors, plant two seeds per station as you will ...  Read the complete review

Sweetcorn needs to be grown underglass. It can be either sown in individual pots - more root space and support for young plants, or in rows in peat free compost about 3 inches deep. The seeds need to be covered with about half an inch of compost. You can start sowing around now for plants ready to put out when the frosts have gone. If putting out before they need to be protected from frost with cloches. I have had success with the cheapest of seeds and cannot say that known seed growers come out best. The success unfortunately wholly relates to the weather! Once the seedlings have reached a handleable size they need to be transferred to well fertilised - with ...  Read the complete review