City Corn

Having seen turn-of –the-20th-century sepia photos of corn grown in high density by Native Americans, it seemed plausible to grow corn in pots. So, in 2004, I grew 8’ corn in 7-3/4” containers.

There was considerable interest in the project. Unfortunately, my venture was not well documented. The garden will be replanted in 2005, along with occasional posting of the process of how to grow corn in pots.

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Tuesday, April 12, 2005

04/10/05
Crop Failure

One day short of week five. All the plants are displaying some brown spots on their leaves. It has been too wet and cold for them to survive.



After nearly five weeks, the roots had hit the bottoms of the pots, and it was time to put the plants into larger pots.



The seeds from which all this started are still wholly visible, however they are hollow.



Decided to start over on this project.

Drainage holes have been enlarged to ensure better drainage. The pots are sitting in plastic non-draining trays. The captive water from the trays is probably what caused the problem.

Soil will be reused for zinnias.

posted by connie | 2:40 PM