The planting time of early waxy corn is different from that of each planting method.

The planting time of early waxy corn is different under different sowing methods. Nursery bed seedlings: seedlings can be raised in small sheds or hotbeds in the middle and last ten days of February. Direct seeding with plastic film mulching: the best planting time is early March. Live broadcast in the open air: from early April to late July. By sowing in such stages, waxy corn can be supplied from June to October every year.

Planting time of early waxy corn

Early waxy corn is very suitable for sowing by stages and can be sown in different ways from late February to late July. The methods are as follows: in late February, because the temperature is still relatively low, seedlings are raised in small sheds or hotbeds, and then sown; in early March, direct seeding cultivation can be covered with plastic film; and direct seeding in the open field can be used from early April to late July. This phased sowing method allows waxy corn to be available from June to October every year.

The method of planting waxy Corn

1. Isolated planting

When growing waxy corn, try to avoid isolation from sweet corn or other types of corn, because if mixed with other types of corn, their pollen will affect each other. Therefore, when isolating, we should deal with it both in time and space. In space, we should isolate different types of corn more than 200 meters; in time, we should say that the sowing dates of different types of corn should be staggered, with an interval of at least 20 days.

2. Sowing by stages

When planting waxy corn, as long as the temperature is stable above 12 degrees, you can start sowing, and then you can sow continuously. After the first sowing, you can sow according to the market situation. The interval between each sowing is about 7-10 days. As long as the harvest temperature is not above 18 degrees, you can continue sowing.

3. Temperature requirements

Waxy corn likes a humid environment, and has special requirements for light and temperature, so the right environment can make it grow better and increase its yield. Because the florescence of waxy corn is very intolerant to high temperature, if the temperature during pollination exceeds 37 degrees, the death rate of pollen will be greatly increased and the seed setting rate will be greatly reduced. So try to avoid the high temperature season during pollination.

4. Fertilizing and weeding

Waxy corn likes fertile soil and needs a lot of fertilizer when it is planted, among which ammonia fertilizer is the most needed, followed by potash fertilizer and phosphate fertilizer. When planting, it is necessary to formulate a reasonable fertilization plan, rational fertilization and scientific fertilization.

When applying fertilizer, we should grasp the principle of giving priority to base fertilizer, supplemented by topdressing, giving priority to organic fertilizer, supplemented by chemical fertilizer, fully applying basic fertilizer and topdressing by stages. Only in this way can we increase the yield of waxy corn and produce high quality waxy corn.

For weeding, the field is usually sprayed with glyphosate before planting, and then ploughed.