Growing corn quick vegetable garden cultivation sheet

Sweetcorn ( Zea mays saccharata ) thrives in warmth, sunshine, and fertile soil. You can start by growing it under glass or sow it directly in the ground. This cultivation sheet provides a quick overview of all the important growing information.

🌱 Sowing & planting

Sowing depth: 3 cm
Pre-cultivation: sow in pots of ± 12 cm under glass
Germination temperature: around 21 °C
Germination time: 🕒 7–16 days
Planting distance: 70 cm between rows, 20 cm between plants
Plant out: when the plants are about 20 cm high and the night temperatures remain around 15 °C

📅 Growing times throughout the year

Pre-cultivation (under glass): sow from mid-April to mid-May, plant out outside from mid-May, harvest from mid-August to mid-September.
In situ (open ground): sow outdoors around mid-May, harvest from late August to September.

Start cultivation (sowing)

Harvesting

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

🪟 Pre-cultivation

🪏 On site

🏠 Indoor / in house

🪟 In greenhouse / conservatory

🪏 Outdoor / open ground (on site)

Popular sweetcorn varieties

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My name is Tom and I am co-owner of Plukkers.com. I am the father of two beautiful daughters and I have a wonderful wife. When I turned a bare spot in the lawn into a herb garden in 2014, I got a very special feeling inside. I immediately felt that it was not a whim but the start of an irresistible and fiery passion. I wanted to know everything and also wrote down what I learned on my website Moestuinweetjes, which is now called Plukkers.com. I also want to inspire other people to grow their own food. At my house in Wielsbeke is my dream garden with a greenhouse, vegetable garden and a hobby vineyard with 333 vines. In addition to wine, I also make delicious beer at home to occasionally celebrate life in moderation. I toast with you to an exciting, richly filled life under the motto: "Make it yourself!"

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