How to Cultivate Sweet Corn
How to Cultivate Sweet Corn
The maize cultivation is very clear, considering that this plant is a class of staple crops in several regions in Indonesia. Cultivating plants is not difficult if we plant them in the garden. Consumption of corn fruit, almost everyone has tasted it, a lot of processed fruit such as making Somico (soy milk corn) and other types of preparations. If you want to cultivate it in your place, there are several techniques so that the cultivation you use produces more fruit.
For cultivation and this technique, you can apply it to other corn plantings. Why not? Corn is only different in varieties, although there are several ways that the difference may not be much; for example, you will plant sweet corn, baby corn, colorful corn, hybrid corn, two corn, and other types of corn. I don’t like to be verbose in explanations, but you have to understand it. How would I fully explain if this article were only a few? This article is a bit long, so let’s get started.
1. Choosing Varieties (Corn Seeds)
In the world of agriculture, it is not free to choose the right varieties. The good news is that you don’t have to bother making or choosing the seeds you want. You can find good sources at the nearest agricultural shops. They provide seeds such as hybrid seeds, sweet corn, and other types of seeds. You can also order corn seeds from local farmers or online farm shops. Calculate the sources you need.
2. Cultivate the Land and Remove Weeds in the Field.
The Land is a requirement that must be considered in the cultivation of corn plants. This determines the growth of the corn that we will plant. Make sure the soil you are going to plant corn on must be really fertile and contain lots of nutrients. Corn is classified as a plant that is not fussy. They can be produced in the soil andosol, latosol or grumous, and other soil types. The suitable pH for corn is 5.6–7.5. Make sure some of the Land around us is fulfilled, and if you are clearing land, we must do fertilizer and Land first. Look first at the fertility of the soil you have. If you feel that it lacks nutrients and there is no humus, I recommend that when you make a bed, spread manure on the distribution area.
3. Planting Corn in the Land
I assume you have obtained superior varieties of seeds, and land cultivation has been carried out. The most suitable conditions for growing maize are when the soil is moist, not too muddy, and not too dry. Usually, local farmers use a spacing of between 100 cm x 40 cm and give two seeds in one planting hole. For the depth of the planting hole, you can use 3–5 cm.
4. Apply fertilizer to the corn plant
The first few parts we will give to corn plant fertilization are essential fertilizers. Usually, the necessary fertilizers given are organic fertilizers such as manure, compost, and other types of organic fertilizers. Then your corn plants will absorb some of the elements needed for them to grow, these elements such as phosphorus, nitrogen, and potassium, which are much required for the growth phase and later when they are at fertilization.
5. Maintaining corn until harvest
This stage is indeed a little proud, and you might smile a little because your corn is flourishing. In the initial process, the seeds have been provided with food for the sprouts, and after growing and when these plants are approaching maturity, they rely heavily on the food available in the Land. Not only that, but corn plants can also be attacked by plant pests and maybe a little inconvenient for you when you plant them.
I admit the maintenance process is not as easy as I write at this time, but you have an overview of maintenance. There are several stages in its care, such as embroidery, thinning, pinning, irrigation, and fertilizing.
√ Embroidery
Do embroidery if you want to see little corn and replace it with a new plant. Doing embroidery, don’t be late; you have one week and not more than one week.
√ Thinning
Do thin and continue to control the growth of your corn plants. For thinning, it is usually done on corn that is one week old.
√ Turning
Perform by digging a trench between the beds and the soil behind the plant roots. This is intended so that the corn plant is not easy to fall down and makes the corn stronger to support the stems and prospective fruit that will grow. Digging in the trench allows water to enter, and it will be absorbed by the plants quickly, so I think it’s essential to do this.
√ Fertilization
Sprinkle some manure and give nutrients to the plants; I think you already understand fertilization.
√ Irrigation
Of course, water is very important for corn plants from the beginning until later harvest. Make sure you understand this, there are several phases of corn in dire need of water, and they prioritize it. The plant will grow between 45–55 days after planting in the flowering phase, and you must provide water. In plants before seed filling, they are 50–80 days old, counted after planting. And I think corn needs more water, which is very important in the flower growth phase.
√ Prevent pests and diseases
When your corn plants are growing, there must be some blocks. But I can’t tell you all about pests and diseases. Some of the problems that usually attack corn plants are usually ground worms, grub pests, leaf caterpillars, seed flies, army caterpillars, etc.
6. Harvest your corn
Finally, the harvest, the corn plants’ age that we will harvest, usually depends on the consumer. If you are targeting baby corn and feed corn or even for consumption, please choose this type of harvesting. Usually, this plant can seed at the flowering age. Before that, you must have a target for what your corn is made of. I suggest that your harvesting is not too long; many seeds will be damaged if this happens.
You can also check the done ness of the corn kernels, peel the existing samples. Do the corn’s peeling by looking at the seeds, if it feels right, and what you want, then you can harvest.
