Planting Corn Spacing
Corn planting depth and spacing optimum planting depth.
Planting corn spacing. Sprinkle corn seeds into the furrow. While growing corn in short rows close together helps pollination to insure success consider hand pollinating the ears. Create rows 30 to 36 inches apart.
Licht says 33 000 38 000 seeds per acre is an ideal range for much of the midwest. You may choose to fertilize at planting time. As a general rule sweet corn plants do not grow very tall.
Your seed salesmen can be of assistance in advising you as to row spacing and expected seed rate response. Large gardens are optimal for growing sweet corn in blocks or rows with 36 to 42 inches between them. Corn is fast growing and must have ample space to spread roots stalks and leaves.
How to grow sweet corn step 1. Planting depth can easily be determined after seedling emergence. Row spacing and seeding rate debate about the advantages of a 20 inch or 30 inch row is ongoing and depends in part on the hybrid genetics of your seed.
Sow sweet corn seed in. Rows should be spaced 30 to 36 inches apart. That takes up a lot of room for just a small patch of corn.
Plant the corn 1 to 1 1 2 inches deep in warm dry soil. Plant spacing for short corn if you are planting a shorter type of corn like early sunglow hybrids or yukon chief sweet corn you can safely plant the seeds in rows that are between 12 18 inches 30 46 cm apart. This places the corn seeds closer to soil moisture.