Description

• Sweet corn (Zea mays) is a very popular corn variety because it has a high sugar content that makes it perfect for human consumption. It is also called sugar corn and pole corn. Grow sweet corn because it is the best way to green up your home; sweet corn purifies the air and helps to add oxygen to the air, and you can also enjoy the growing corn stages. Corn is very helpful for our health, an antioxidant that cures many major diseases like cancer and heart disease.
• Where to grow: Balcony or terrace garden Growing season: Summer and Rainy Sowing method: Direct Seeds sowing depth: 0.5-1 inch deep Germination temperature: 20-30°C Germination Time: 6 to 10 days Harvesting: 80-100 days
• Sunlight – Sweet Corn prefers 6-8 hours of full sunlight every day.
• Water – Give regular water to your sweet corn plant during summer days and give water every alternate day in the winter season.
• Soil – Corn plants will grow best in well-drained soil, fertile and loamy soil.
• Temperature – The ideal growing temperature for sweet corn plants is 21-32°C.
• Common pests and diseases – Some pests like a snail, aphids, and earworm attack the corn plants, and some diseases that can affect your sweet corn plants are grey leaf spots, rust, downy mildew, ear rot, and many others. Look for the early sign of fungal, insect, or other infections, and spray organic pesticide neem oil to cure these symptoms.