Beginning corn plants again

arlinek · July 21, 2009

Planting second round here in S. Diego. Can't seem to find definitive requirements for fertilizing at the beginning. We amended the soil but no fertilizer yet this year. I just bought high nitrogen fert. for feeding twice during the growing phase coming up, but don't understand if I should also include that at the beginning when planting the seed in the ground. Also, at my nursery, they didn't have pure nitrogen, so I bought "Citrus & Avocado" food bec. it had something like 14-4-8, about the highest nitrog. avail. there at the store. Is that okay to use? Or, is the 4-8 part BAD for growing the corn? Thanks so much.

arline

WH_Conley · July 22, 2009

Disclaimer. Don't mean to sound like an expert.

Here in Northeastern Kentucky, I don't think you can get fertilize that is too high in nitrogen. Corn is planted from seed with 19-19-19. After it gets to growing we side dress with urea. This year I just went with triple 19 as the secondary fertilize. Best corn I have ever had.

Got to shoot the blasted coons.

Tormato · July 22, 2009

WH,

I have a neighbor that feeds a racoon ice cream. It then comes over to my garden for dessert, the sweet corn.

Tormato

arlinek · July 22, 2009

And the answer is ...???? It IS okay to use the 14-4-9 or it's less than ideal? Should I seek out a higher nitrogen fert?

arline

July 21, 2009	#1
arlinek Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Diego, Ca. Posts: 37	Beginning corn plants again Planting second round here in S. Diego. Can't seem to find definitive requirements for fertilizing at the beginning. We amended the soil but no fertilizer yet this year. I just bought high nitrogen fert. for feeding twice during the growing phase coming up, but don't understand if I should also include that at the beginning when planting the seed in the ground. Also, at my nursery, they didn't have pure nitrogen, so I bought "Citrus & Avocado" food bec. it had something like 14-4-8, about the highest nitrog. avail. there at the store. Is that okay to use? Or, is the 4-8 part BAD for growing the corn? Thanks so much. arline Last edited by arlinek; July 21, 2009 at 05:25 PM. Reason: Corrrecting fert. #'s

July 22, 2009	#2
WH_Conley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Camp Dix, KY Posts: 39	Disclaimer. Don't mean to sound like an expert. Here in Northeastern Kentucky, I don't think you can get fertilize that is too high in nitrogen. Corn is planted from seed with 19-19-19. After it gets to growing we side dress with urea. This year I just went with triple 19 as the secondary fertilize. Best corn I have ever had. Got to shoot the blasted coons.

July 22, 2009	#3
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,971	WH, I have a neighbor that feeds a racoon ice cream. It then comes over to my garden for dessert, the sweet corn. Tormato