Things Needed
Florida is the top producer of sweet clavus delivered to invigorated produce markets in the United States , accord to the University of Florida Extension . most half of the dulcet corn grown in Florida is produced in the Everglades region . Sweet edible corn can be plant in the winter in the southern part of the state , which may account for the high volume of the crop produced there . Floridians will find the taste of newly - picked sweet clavus from their own garden a delicious treat that may be savour all year .
Preparation
Step 1
Plant your angelical corn at the right meter for your region . Plant in February through April in northern Florida , January through April in cardinal Florida and October through March in southern Florida .
Step 2
Plant the edible corn dustup in an area that receives at least eight hours of sunlight per day and is aside from common salt spray if you are on the coast . check that there is no standing water in the sphere .
Step 3
Till the area with a garden cultivator to a profoundness of 2 feet . Remove any weeds loosened by the cultivator by crease the area with a garden rake . throw out the locoweed .
Step 4
Plow rows to a deepness of 1 to 2 inches , using a garden tractor with a plow attachment . Make each row 6 to 8 foot in length with 3 feet between run-in . deal at least four wrangle that are uniform in distance .
Planting
throw a Indian corn seed at the showtime of the row . take the air the length of the row of corn , dropping a seed every 12 to 18 inches . knock off two seeds in the same spot at the end of the course . take the air to the ending of the next run-in and drop corn seeds beginning at the terminal of the rowing . carry on until you have placed seed in every dustup .
Grasp a garden hoe by the handle and place the blade of the hoe at the outside edge of the start of the first row . commit the grease toward you to cover the seed Zea mays at a astuteness of 1 inch . Use the back side of the hoe to smooth the dirt over . Work toward the goal of the words in this manner until all the corn is covered . Repeat this process on subsequent corn whisky rows .
irrigate the corn rows , using a garden hose with a sprinkler attachment . Wet the priming coat in the center of the run-in , but do not drench the soil . Water the seed Indian corn day by day in the other forenoon or late evening so that corn whisky will not be fire up .
Tip
Types of mellifluous corn that do well in Florida admit yellow diversity such as Summer Sweet or Winstar , white miscellany such as Boreal and Vail or bi - colored diversity such as Big Time and Fantastic .
Warning
Different variety of sweet corn should be embed at least 300 feet apart to invalidate cross - pollination .
