Alternatively, if you forgot to grow plants earlier, you can still grow corn by planting seeds directly into the soil in late spring and early summer. Use a dibber to make 2.5cm holes and sow two ...

Many Costa Ricans maintain a small garden space—often a 5-by-5-meter patch—dedicated to growing corn, known as a milpa. Although some seed stores offer hybrid sweet corn tailored for tropical ...

A number of caterpillar pests attack sweet corn, infesting ears and rendering the ear and the whole planting unmarketable. In addition, caterpillars will also attack whorl stage sweet corn, and other ...

A classic example of this type of companion planting is the so-called “three sisters” planted together by Native Americans. Corn, pole beans ... In the Master Gardener Vegetable and Fruit ...

Because life isn’t all peas and carrots, companion planting is just as effective in your ornamental beds and borders as with your vegetables.

The slow planting pace is impacting commodity prices, and it’s not even May. As of Sunday, USDA says 4 percent of the nation’s corn crop had been planted, a 2 point improvement in a week ...