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Growing corn? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 months ago by 31337@sh.itjust.works to c/austin@lemmy.world

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Any tips on growing corn in central Texas? Is it even practical? I sowed some corn in February, and they only grew 3ft. and looks like I might have a few very small corn cobs. The last time I tried to grow corn was in Ohio, and used the 3 sisters method, which worked pretty well. But idk wtf to do in central Texas.

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

I tried, but I found gardening in general requires too much water here. Corn came out stunted and then died. Tomatoes, hot peppers, and roses seem to do well but that’s about it.

[–] 31337@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

I had pretty good luck with cool season crops (radish, turnips, beets, mustard greens, etc) starting last late-fall, through winter, and into spring (kale, arugula, leaf lettuce, and cilantro did well in late-winter into spring). Only really needed to water enough to get seeds to sprout. But yeah, right now the only things I have doing well are tomatoes. I have some squash, pole beans, and cowpeas growing, but dunno if it'll soon get too hot and dry for them to produce anything.

[–] cshlan@dawdling.net 2 points 5 months ago

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Tomatoes (especially cherry tomatoes like Juliet or Sungold), peppers, okra and black eyed peas. I learned a few summers ago why those are involved in so much Southern cooking.
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