Sweet Corn

[StalkingWolf]

I planted a plot of sweet corn on my place this year. I haven't done much to the soil other than plow it up and added some 12-12-12 fertilizer. Is there any advise on what to put down. It is about 8-10 inches tall now.

 

[a retrohillbilly]

Add some extra nitrogen

 

[wlf89]

yep nitrogen

 

[Wobblyshot1]

For small garden size plots of corn I read in a gardening book that you fertilize at planting or when it first comes up. After it reaches about knee high you fertilize again by side dressing and the again when it begins to tassel out at the top. I've been doing this for several years now and it seems to work. Usually been using something like 15-15-15. I'll admit though that I'm fairly new to gardening.