Germinating Corn Seeds - To Plant in Pots or Check For Seed Viability.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ม.ค. 2018
- It's still months till time to plant corn, but I wanted to check the viability of my Glass Gem Corn seeds that I grew, so I sprouted some seeds indoors.
I used a paper towel, a small dish, and some water to get them to sprout. As an experiment, I also potted up a couple of the seeds to see how well they did once in some soil. They did very well, and I realized that getting two or three weeks head start on planting in the spring would be a pretty easy thing to do.
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Just germinated over 80 seeds this way, great method! And I had almost a 99% germination rate, so this is fantastic for my little corn patch - no more dropping 3 seeds in a hole and hoping, germinate first and have 1 plant guaranteed in every spot :)
I'm glad that it worked well for you, Amariah! I'm getting ready to start a few myself.
This was awesome, I have always been told you can't transplant corn, to always sow direct. But you are obviously doing it. Great!
Thanks a bunch! Well, I've only done it once, but it did great for me that time.
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Thank you!
I've been growing corn in my backyard for a while now and I've transplanted everytime. I just use a biodegradable seedling cup so I don't have to remove it from soil at any time.
Thanks Jim, i am planning on growing corn on a larger scale this year and will use this method for germination, last year i just dropped the seeds in pots of soil, they grew but at about 70% sprout rate, take care and thanks, your helping me become a better gardener
You're welcome! Yes, if you had 70% germination, at least this way you wouldn't have a bunch of empty pots. Hope you produce a bumper crop.
That was very impressive. I'm going to be planting corn for the first time this year so this was really useful 😊👍
I'm very glad that you found it useful! That is what I'm hoping for when I do a video......that someone will find something useful about it. That is exciting to hear that you are growing corn for the first time. It's always so much fun to grow things for the first time. I hope you have a bumper crop!!
I love watching seeds germinate 😊
Me too! I just wish it was time to plant some in the ground. Hope your plants are doing well!
Midwest Gardener when will you start planting outside?
Potatoes on St. Patrick's Day. A few things about the first of April depending on the weather. And most stuff not until about the middle of April, to May 1st, depending on the weather.
Wow! This is a long time!
Yes, it is. We're getting a little cabin fever :)
Hello Jim, I enjoy chitting all my seeds and you don't have to worry if the seeds will pop up as most will.
🌱Happy Gardening my friend, Terry.
Thanks Terry! I hope the weather is being kind to you over there. We are getting a nice break from the very cold temps here.
Thank you Jim for this little lesson on seed germination. It brought back memories of a science class in Jr high. My project was corn and beans. Good luck. I've started mine but in the ground. See you later my friend 👍🙌
Wow, that's cool that you already are able to start yours outside. Did that little science project help get you hooked on growing things? I bet it didn't hurt.
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To be honest with you I grew up in the AG business. Came from a farming family in Alabama. It has always been in my blood. I love growing stuff. Sometimes the challenges are more rewarding. Just like you I suppose. From your videos I gather the opinion that you love plants and veggies also..
Makes sense that you came from a farming family. I find the whole process of growing things fascinating. Flowers, Veggies, I like growing it all. I'm sure you've gathered some considerable knowledge over the years, so feel free to throw a tip or two my way if you see me doing something stupid :)
I see you are dreaming of spring too. Good luck with an early harvest.
Lol, yep, it can't come soon enough. Nice to see you around youtube!
Jim you'll be picking corn before the snow stops. The seeds are very fertile. Have a great day. Best wishes Bob.
Lol, I sure hope the snow doesn't last that long. It was just a little test to pass some time while I wait for spring.
This video is very helpful! I'm going to start germing my glass gem corn seeds tonight forsure! Thanks for the info!!!
You're welcome! Glass Gem is a fun corn to grow.
Some nice looking corn. Great way to get some seeds started Jim. We can call that the hydro plate grow....LOL Hang in there buddy, Spring will be here soon. Hope you have a great weekend and thanks for showing us how you sprout your seeds.
Thanks CB! Now all I need is a green house to put all my plates in, lol. I'm trying to hang in there, but spring seems a long way away :)
The Kenny Rogers of Gardening!
Thanks :)
Hey Jim. I once sprouted some popcorn seedlings in like 2 days. Crazy germination on corn. I ended up with a two-foot stock and it produced one tiny corn. What a fail, but it was a cool experiment. That overwintered pepper looks awesome, way healthier than mine! Nice vid, thanks. I'm gonna be putting out a tomato competition for nicest looking tomato crop this year. If you want, you are more than welcome to participate. Keeping throwing out the neat vids. Best regards, from Lucas
Thanks Lucas! I'll keep that contest in mind. 2 days is pretty fast! It's good to grow a few things just for the fun of it.
For sure!
great Germination rate 99.9% !! superb
Thanks! I think they will be good to go in the spring. I can't wait for warmer weather.
Some great germination there, good one for everyone to try!!
Thanks Mick! I agree.....it's worth a try.
Thanks man. I'm about to grow some corn now. Needed this vid
You're welcome! Glad I could help!
Nice video. Those seedlings look promising.
Thanks! I can't wait to have some growing outside.
Wonderful Lesson 👍🏾👍🏾🌞💨💦🌽🌽🌈I'm going to start my blue corn seeds right away. We grounded the kernels last year and made blue corn meal. It was electric food, packed with energy. It was an amazing experience. The corn meal color was lavender or periwinkle. Absolutely Beautiful and powerfully Nutricious.💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽😁 We loved it. We yelled 2lbs for the two of us. We only planned (1) 8ft by 4 ft bed. This year I'm going for more😍😍😍🥰
Thanks! That something that I haven't tried yet. Sounds like fun!
We put the dried kernels in the Vitamix and in less than 1 minute💨💨 WA LA‼️ PURPLE CORN MEAL. We made cornmeal porridge and normally it results constipation and sluggishness. I do not use it at all anymore, unless its organic. However this organic whole food BLUE CORN has lots of electric energy. 😁 It actually make you feel HAPPY😁😋🌽😍😋🌽😍😋🌽😍🌽😋😍
Sounds good to me.
Those seeds are good! They germinated quick. 😁
Yep, they sprouted pretty quickly, and I didn't to wonder what they were doing under the ground.
Thank you!!! I’m going to get my glass gem amethyst seeds in water asap!
You're welcome!
ThankS deeply for sharinG thiS super easy to follow technique...I totally appreciate it!👍I am growinG some regular corn and popcorn on my balcony in containers so I can hardly wait to see how well that they do!👍Happiii Summer fellow plant lovVer!✌😍🙏😇🌹🌞🌹🌽🌽🌽🌹☕🍵☕
You're welcome! Glad it was helpful! Hope your corn does great!
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If you soak in a 4 or 5 to one ratio water to 3%peroxide, you should have a sprout growing in 24 hours. I do this with maize and it is Amaizing...
Thanks for the tip.
Awesome video.Shalom
Thanks.
Awesome!!
Thanks Vickie!
Nice! I would like to grow corn too soon.
Thanks Andrew! Good luck with your corn if you decide to grow some.
Very cool Jim. Thanks for sharing.
Hey, thanks for watching, Scott!
Thank you
You're welcome, Anthony! Thanks for taking the time to comment!
Mine jus popped up so excited lol
Great to hear!
Great idea :-)
Thanks!
2-3 weeks ahead is great. I tried 4 months ahead. That doesn't work well😂 you'll be harvesting before you plant out! Ya gotta show us that one for sure lol.
I did save what little seed I got from last year and will just see if it will sprout. Keep me in line though and tell me NOT to pot it up if it sprouts :-)👍
Lol, yep, 4 months is a little much. I don't think I can handle 9 foot corn in my grow room. Repeat after me......don't plant yet, don't plant yet :)
Did you used fresh corn on cob for germination? I bought corn seed from Amazon about $7.00 for 99 seeds not 100 as it said! I soaked them before planting, and found about 2 dozens seeds were cracked open on the skin part! That is the reason your corn looked perfect round and juicy. Hope to hear from you. Stay healthy
I'm pretty sure they were not fresh. I don't remember how old they were though.
Thanks
You're welcome!
Great video. Just moved to a farm and will be planting corn. I'm wondering what temperature the room should be when germinating corn seeds
Hope you enjoy the farm, John. I'm guessing the room temperature when these germinated was probably low 70s during the day, and high 60s at night.
@@MidwestGardener I did the same thing as you and it worked as described. I also bought one of those heat pads on Amazon and wrapped a few seeds in paper towels, shoved it in a zip lock bag and placed it on the heat pad. In 36 hours I had 1 inch roots. I've set up a spare room in my house as a green room. Lots of lights on timers and a decent window with full sun. I can't wait to start planting on the 25 Acres up here in Canada. I'll post my results.
This was short and sweet! I see I killed my sprouts by drowning 😁😳🤷🏽♀️ new sub!
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Thanku
You're very welcome!
So I started to try this with sweet corn but my paper towel started to get moldy... what am I doing wrong?
Also at the beginning stages, am I suppose to just leave them on the counter or put them under a grown light?
I don’t see any sprouts yet and it’s been multiple days.
Did I kill them?
How long it takes to sprout also depends on temperature. If they are in a cool room, then it will take longer. Sometimes mold grows whether you want it to or not. There must just be more mold spores in the air. That can happen during rainy weather sometimes. I would give a while longer before I give up. If you get mold on the paper towel, just change it.
How often are you changing the water?
To be honest, I don't really remember. I did this video 5 or 6 years ago. I'm guessing every 3 days or so. They can't stay in the dish that way very long anyway.
Do you need to constantly keep the paper towel wet?
Yes, it should be wet until they sprout.
Wow! Look awesome . I’m Montagnard indigenous live in North Carolina. Do you think it too late to plant corn in September ?
I don't know too much about the weather in North Carolina, but yes, I think it would probably be too late.
I just figured out you were from Viet Nam. I really don't know anything about growing corn there, but it would hurt to try some.
Midwest Gardener thanks , I have to try .
You're welcome! Good luck.
Midwest Gardener I’m from Central highland Vietnam , the French Indochine called us Montagnard , we are the native people in Central highland border Laos and Cambodia.
Sir, I do have a question. So the seed doesn't need expose to the sun and it's okay to cover em or wrapped them with a tissue paper?
Yes, it's ok to cover them. Many seeds can but sprouted by what is called the "paper towel method".
@@MidwestGardener thanks for the tips sir, appreciate it!
@@EpicRiceXD You're welcome!
What if I germinated too many seeds? What do I do with the ones I don't use?
I would give them away or throw them in my compost pile.
Good job. What's address shop do i buy seeds? In thailand or another country? Thanks
I buy some seeds from Baker Creek. They ship internationally.
Hi Jim. I have a question. Once the roots and leaf developed and you put the corn with your over-winter plants, did you need to put a damp paper towel over the top? I germinated mine in a paper towel and plastic bag and now They all have nice roots and the start of a leaf so I’m moving them to a situation like you have. Just curious if I still need to cover them or if the shallow water is enough now. Thank you!!!
Hi Jessica. Once they are sprouted and have some root and leaves started, I just put them in small containers until it's warm enough to transplant them outside. If it's already warm enough to plant outside, you can just put out in the garden.
Midwest Gardener thank you so much. I plan to put them in the ground this weekend. Just waiting for my amendments to arrive. I really approached this video! Thanks for all that you do.
@@jessegreenwood1940 You're very welcome Jessica! Thanks for watching!
This would be a terrible idea with thiram coated seeds, which most bought seeds are.
These weren't bought. Could you explain in more detail?
Some moths in the neighborhooooood???
Sorry, guess I don't get it.
Evil experimenter or the beginning sparks of microgreens? Hummm. :O)
Lol, yep, you never know. No room, or I would probably be all over it :)
:O)