🌽 Yellow Dent Corn Planting Guide

(Field corn – great for grinding, animal feed, or decoration)

🌱 Planting Time

• After last frost when soil reaches 60°F+
• Full sun required (6–8+ hours daily)

🌿 Soil Requirements

• pH: 6.0–6.8 (slightly acidic to neutral)
• Well-drained, fertile soil
• Avoid compacted or soggy areas

🌽 Planting Instructions

• Depth: 1–1.5 inches
• Spacing:
  • 8–12 inches between plants
  • 24–36 inches between rows
• Plant in blocks (not single rows) for good pollination

💧 Watering

• Keep soil consistently moist
• Needs about 1 inch of water per week
• Critical during tasseling and ear formation

🌾 Fertilizer

• Heavy feeder
• Before planting: mix in a balanced fertilizer (10-10-10)
• Side-dress with nitrogen (like blood meal or urea) when plants are ~12 inches tall

⏱️ Harvest

• 90–120 days
• Harvest when husks are dry and kernels are hard