Plus, the Pacific gum plant is a coastal, ground-hugging perennial that displays a blanket of daisies this time of year.

Although sweet corn does require room, in a 4-by-8-foot raised bed you can grow two rows of corn with the plants in each row spaced 10 inches apart. That's 20 plants.

Unless you know the field corn flowering time, plant sweet corn and popcorn at least 300 feet from field corn plots to avoid cross-pollination. Soil temperature is the next consideration.

It is best to sow corn directly into garden soil, as opposed to starting corn seed indoors and planting transplants. Seeds should be planted 1 inch deep and about 8-10 inches apart, with rows 24 ...

Sweet corn is among the most essential of summer garden crops in my Brigthwood garden. However, it requires considerable space and so cannot be successfully grown in a small garden. To assure ...

If you’d rather sow your corn seeds directly in the garden, wait until late May. At transplanting time, I space the seedlings a foot apart within the rows and space each row a foot apart, as well.

Gardening Tips: Corn, An American Grain. August 9, 2014 / 10:26 AM CDT / CBS Chicago Quintessentially American: corn- whether dent, sweet, pop or flint- is part of our cultural identity and ...

Nothing tastes better than homegrown corn, but, because of its demand for space, sweet corn has traditionally belonged to the domain of large country gardens. Sweet corn plants usually produce only ...