Planting Corn!

[kammy]

What is the best time of the year to to plant corn; would it be ok to plant corns in the summer months?

 

[Chuck]

What is the best time of the year to to plant corn; would it be ok to plant corns in the summer months?

Aren't you in Jamaica? I think you could grow corn anytime but probably better in the rainy season if you have one. Corn likes a lot of sun and warm weather but not extremely hot, so plant when you have moderate rain and lots of sunshine

 

[kammy]

Chuck it is extremely hot at this point in time we've being experiencing a lot of bush fires lately so might be now wouldn't be a good time to plant my corns; i think i'll wait until the end of august going on to september.

 

[firelily99]

Wow, that is hot but corn does like the hot weather. The Midwestern part of the US can be brutal in August and I know they grow tons of corn out there.

 

[kammy]

Ok i will do some further research on this matter and see when is the best time to start planting.

 

[Jack Rouse]

Maize prefers the warmer climes, we plant ours in the UK around May when there is no further risk of frost, we harvest late July - August, mine which I grew from seed is surviving the hot dry spell we are having, I tend to water a lot in the evening when most of the heat has gone out of the sun.