"Sweetcorn grows best during long, hot summers, so get your seeds started now as they'll want some warmth to germinate and pleasant weather as they get growing."
"An important aspect of growing sweetcorn is the spacing. It is wind-pollinated, and successful pollination is facilitated by planting in blocks of at least four by four plants."
"If you don't have the space either, and you're happy to harvest small unpollinated cobs, you can grow sweetcorn in a row and closer together at about 20cm."
Sweetcorn requires long, hot summers and fertile, moisture-retentive soil for optimal growth. Seeds should be started in warmth, and seedlings should be planted after frost risk. Spacing is crucial for wind-pollination, ideally in blocks of at least four by four plants. If space is limited, closer planting is possible but may yield smaller, unpollinated cobs. Adequate breeze is necessary for pollen transfer, and plants should be supported to prevent snapping.
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