Is there any vegetable that screams Ohio summer more than sweet corn eaten on the cob? Some gardeners might argue that the tomato is the more popular vegetable grown in Ohio, and it is the state fruit ...

When I was young, I asked my father why he didn’t grow sweet corn in his garden. He answered that you need a big garden to ...

As a result, many vegetable gardeners don’t plant corn. Each plant produces only about two ears of corn, so overall production is not as high as it would be for other popular vegetables like tomatoes, ...

Sweet corn and popcorn are popular vegetable garden crops with a rich history of cultivation in North America. They are closely related to each other, to flint corn and flower corn, to the starchy ...

Like most plants, corn growth progresses through three main phases: germination, vegetative, and reproductive stages. During germination, seeds break dormancy when soil temperatures exceed 50°F. They ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Two weeks ago, Iowa farmers who grow corn for feed or fuel said they were seeing the impact of the drought. Gary Knight of Knight’s Farm said that his sweet corn is mostly ...

For those whose primary experience with corn is the butter-drenched cob variety, it might come as a surprise that other forms of sweet corn are in trouble. A new University of Illinois ...

Sweet corn harvested fresh from the home garden and cooked soon afterward is one of life’s great treats. If you have never had that experience, now is the time to plant sweet corn in the garden. Sweet ...