🌽 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

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🌽 Blue Hopi Corn Planting Guide

(Traditional heirloom flour corn with cultural significance)

🌱 Planting Time

• After last frost; prefers warm soil (65°F+)
• Thrives in hot, dry climates

🌿 Soil Requirements

• pH: 6.0–7.5
• Tolerates poorer soils better than modern corn
• Well-drained soil is essential

🌽 Planting Instructions

• Depth: 1–1.5 inches
• Spacing:
  • 8–12 inches between plants
  • 30–36 inches between rows
• Plant in blocks for pollination

💧 Watering

• More drought-tolerant than standard corn
• Water regularly early on, then reduce slightly once established

🌾 Fertilizer

• Light to moderate feeder
• Add compost before planting
• Avoid over-fertilizing (can reduce traditional traits and flavor)

⏱️ Harvest

• 100–110 days
• Harvest when ears are fully dry

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🌾 Buckwheat Planting Guide

(Fast-growing cover crop + pollinator favorite)

🌱 Planting Time

• Spring through late summer
• Avoid frost (very sensitive)

🌿 Soil Requirements

• pH: 5.5–7.0
• Thrives in poor soils
• Excellent for improving soil health

🌱 Planting Instructions

• Broadcast or plant ½–1 inch deep
• Spacing:
  • Broadcast thickly or
  • 2–3 inches between plants

💧 Watering

• Light watering until established
• Fairly drought-tolerant after

🌾 Fertilizer

• Does NOT need fertilizer
• Too much fertility reduces flowering

⏱️ Harvest / Use

• 30–45 days to flower
• 70–90 days for seed
• Great as:
  • Pollinator plant 🐝
  • Soil builder
  • Weed suppressor

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🌻 Sunflower Planting Guide

(Easy, beautiful, pollinator-friendly)

🌱 Planting Time

• After last frost
• Soil temp: 55–70°F+

🌿 Soil Requirements

• pH: 6.0–7.5
• Well-drained soil
• Tolerates average to poor soils

🌻 Planting Instructions

• Depth: 1 inch
• Spacing:
  • 6–12 inches apart (small varieties)
  • 12–24 inches apart (large varieties)

💧 Watering

• Water regularly while young
• Once established, fairly drought-tolerant

🌾 Fertilizer

• Light feeder
• Add compost or light balanced fertilizer at planting
• Avoid too much nitrogen (causes weak stems)

⏱️ Harvest

• • 70–100 days
  • Harvest when:
    • Petals fall off
    • Seed heads turn brown