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, July 05, 2005

07/05/05
Eleventh Week

The crop continues its upward journey.


Last year, the crop was about 7’ tall before the spikes developed. This year, there are spikes on plants as short as 3-1/2’. The tallest plants are about 5’, all of these stocks have spikes.

They are now given a 12-oz. Miracle Gro feeding three days/week in hopes of getting some height. The salad bottle is marked at a 12-oz. fill line. The longer neck makes it easier to reach across several rows.


A spike starting to open.



The swelling at on the left hand side of this stock is the start of a corn cob.

posted by connie | 1:50 PM