Re: What do I need for about 1 acre of corn

Posted by fixerupper on October 03, 2016 at 19:44:14 from (97.35.64.16):

In Reply to: What do I need for about 1 acre of corn posted by BobReeves on October 03, 2016 at 12:00:59:

If it is just a food plot get some real cheap open pollinated corn, or corn from the neighbor's bin if it isn't protected by some kind of a patent.

Here is a different twist on how to plant it, I've never tried it but I don't see why it won't work; evenly seed a bushel and a half on the ground and till it in with the tiller at 2"-2 1/2". A whirlybird seeder for grass seed or lawn fertilizer will do the job. Drive slow because seed corn comes out of a whirlybird seeder like bullets. It's better to get it too deep than too shallow. Corn can be 2" in the ground and come up OK. Ideal population for maximum yield is in the 32000 plants per acre range but that means big ears the deer or other critters might not like. They most likely will eat part of an ear and walk away. A population of 50000 plants per acre will get you small ears maybe 4" long, bite sized for the animals and the heavier population will shade the weeds quicker. Animals not liking BT corn is a fallacy.

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