WILLVINE VVI-302 Sweet Corn Gotta Have It Hybrid Seed  (500 per packet)

PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS Add well rotted manure or compost to the planting soil prior to planting. Sow corn seeds at 1 inch depth in loose, well-draining soil. Corn seeds will take 15 to 20 days once the soil temperature is around 25°C. For perpetual harvest plant corn batches after every 3 to 4 weeks. GROWING REQUIREMENTS PESTS & DISEASES Gray leaf spot, rust, smut, downy mildew, ear rot, leaf blight are some fungal diseases that can affect your corn plant. In addition to this, pests like snails, aphids, earworms, cutworms, flea beetles, spider mites can also attack corn plants. Use row covers, maintain a prudent watering schedule and use organic solutions like neem oil to address these problems. SOIL Well-drained loose soil with pH ranging from 5.8 to 6.8 is ideal for growing sweetcorn. Sweetcorn plants will also benefit from high nitrogen content in soil. SPOT Plant corn seeds in full sun. TEMPERATURE The ideal soil temperature for germination ranges between 20 to 25°C. WATERING Keep the planting site for sweetcorn plants evenly moist during the growing stage since dry soil may lead to wilting.