How to Grow Corn (NON-GMO) in SIP Self-Watering Containers (wicking totes) -Urban Garden Style!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ส.ค. 2015
- How can you grow huge ears of corn in containers in a small space? We finally harvested our first batch of non-GMO sweet corn for this growing season! Some people are surprised to hear that you can grow corn in containers. I was able to grow 11 plants of F1 hybrid corn in each 30 gallon SIP tote. Since these are self-watering or sub-irrigated, it was very easy to keep them watered!
Read More about How to Plant Corn at my Site:
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This is a perfect example of high density urban gardening. I chose 3 different sweet corn varieties using staggered or successive plantings. This will give me multiple harvests throughout the growing season.
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SUPPORT LOCAL GROWERS: As soon as people begin to accept personal responsibility for their food production, the issue of GMOs evaporates. For that fundamental reason alone, I would never support genetic engineering of crops! I support seed-saving efforts. Preservation of polycultural farming is where resiliency occurs. Conventional breeding programs offer more promise than we may realize. We need more people growing their own food.
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What a wonderful soft spoken gentleman who explains container gardening method so clearly with Non-GMO seeds. We are planning to do this this Spring. Thank you so much. Cheers! :O)
those are some impressive corn for only have 9 plants per tote. we made self watering planters a few years ago as "backup" for the regular garden, and the plants frequently out perform their in ground counterparts. your garden is definitely proof of that, thanks for sharing!
I have a huge big respect for this guy, he has a big mustache.
Yes, yes... All hail the stache! ...heheheh ;-)
Thank you for the video. It made me realise that I wasn't crazy trying to grow corn in a city.
LOL! Thanks for watching!!! xD
nice video, I appreciate the time you took to film planting to harvest
AWESOMELY AWESOME VIDEO. THANKS FOR SHARING.
Why anyone would give this video a thumbs down is beyond me? I got nothing but positive vibes from it? Thanks Al!
@Anna L. - Hi Anna. I've tried directly replying but your TH-cam won't let me post the reply to your comment.
Welcome to my channel & thanks for subscribing! For any container gardening, I recommend using some form of a potting mix -not top soil or garden soil. Soil goes in or on the ground & mix goes in pots, which includes self-watering types. When I grew that corn the mix had been made from a Miracle Gro potting mix & I added some extra perlite. But that container was actually on it's 2nd year of using the same mix. I just had to re-fertilize in the Spring.
If you own your property and the soil is not toxic, you can try a raised bed which is filled with quality soil & compost amendments. This improves drainage & also creates a nice layer of fertile soil to kick-start things.
For containers, it's actually really easy to start out because you just need a bag of something and off you go! An easy way to get your feet wet. But bigger containers hold moisture better.
SIPs are a little more work to set up. But as this video shows, they can pay off nicely! Check my site for ideas: albopepper.com
Thanks! -AL
Glad I found you I am in zone 6. Louisville KY container urban gardener starting out
Great video, great channel! I'm currently "gifting" baskets of lettuce, radishes, and kohlrabi to my neighbors, partly because I am producing a massive amount using these 30 gal totes, and secondly so they realize just how much THEY can grow, even if it's just one tote sitting on their front lawn, behind the mailbox. The fact that you are successfully growing corn in these containers is a testament to just how strong the system is and that there really is no excuse for anyone not to grow at least some of their own food.
My "neighborhood development project" for this year is to hold a seminar on how to build these things, make a few dozen of them for the participants, and then have people take ownership of them and report back on how they did. I actually have a next door neighbor who is outpacing me on the gardening front, converting all of his backyard from wasteful, annoying lawn to productive raised beds, and half of his driveway into a growing plot for 32 totes (all 30 gal size). The veggies we grow are so much better than those in the grocery stores (some shipped from other countries) and the cost to plant, maintain, and harvest is about as much as one month of purchasing those sub-par veggies grown under unknown conditions.
If you haven't started gardening yet, this is the time! My first attempt was a 5 gal bucket with bush beans, and it was a complete fail (no drainage hole, rainstorm, sun for two days...crispy bush beans). The next was similar to the 5 gal bucket SIP system that you have, and that cucumber plant produced more than 50 cucumbers, right up until the frost!
Welcome to my Channel! I'm glad to hear of your hard work in the community. It's so important for people to re-connect with their food sources and with the planet as well! Thank-you for sharing your experiences and thoughts. :-D
Awesome corn!
💯 very informative
You look like the teenage Mario... great job man! I’ll be growing corn in containers next year!
Sir ,you are expert. l have been waiting this idea.CONGRATULATIONS
Cool bro, growing my corn now, and it is nigh ready for harvest. Here in England, I peradventure we are blessed, as GMO is banned, and we have scores of natural varieties. None the less, it was good to see, that corn can grow well in tubs, or as you say over the pond (containers).. :o)
Love it. Planning on corn this summer. Popcorn too. Have you ever tried popcorn
impressive Al. Thanks to you I have wicking beds but haven't grown corn Yet. Thanks Al.
You Sir are a Stud. thanks for the great video
+karpetech ;-D
I like the tub idea. I was going to use milk cartons, but after seeing this, the tub is a whole lot more stable of a base. Thanks for the video.
How do the totes handle the UV?
My gf and I loved it!
AlboPepper i appreciate your video of the growth of your beautiful Corn💚💖
I'm truly inspired...thank you for sharing
WOW....I LIKE THIS WAY OF PLANTING ....I'LL TRY TO PLANT BY YOUR TIPS
Good job brother, loved the video and the editing to show results. Awesome!
Wow! This is a very good video. A lot of lessons learnt. Thanks.
Going to try this! I'm excited. Thank you so much for posting this.
Hi Vanessa. Corn has become one of our favorite crops! Thanks for watching! xD
Great job! Thank you!
Beautiful video. Thanks for shearing
Can't wait to share my future results - you will get the credit.
Good video. Think I'll try it. If you wait until the silks are brown, they'll be fully pollinated.
Great job helped a lot thanks
Beautiful results! Can you please share the fertilizer that you used and your fertilizer schedule?
Here's a vid on my fertilizer application after years of tracking: th-cam.com/video/wNsm1YpXlbg/w-d-xo.html
Nice nice container
Wow awesome possum. Im gonna do this!
You are the first person I've seen have success like this. A small planting of 🌽 with good size polinated ears. Did you help pollination any? What fertilizer, N mainly, did you say you used? Thanks, you have some good videos!
I wish your videos included your pest control measures. Here in FL we have major bug difficulty. Growing corn is very cool, I have grown it several times.
Thanks for watching! Insect pests can be very frustrating. But for me, with this corn, I don't have any measures or steps that I take. I just plant it, water and then harvest. No sprays or anything. I suppose you could consider wasps, ladybugs and praying mantises to be part of my strategy. I just create habitat for them to live and they do the rest.
great idea could even dry your leaves and use them for tamales. looks very good makes me hungry.
this video gave me hope
+Chuckpwz7 - Excellent! Glad to hear it. xD
Great video so you have a video on how to set the container up for drainage and self watering oh and fertilizer used.
based video🌽
wow, lol nice man!
So I Planted corn, and because of this video it was a success!
nice .. you sure push the envelope.
Have you ever tried the 3 sisters planting technique in the sub-irrigated tubs?
Hi Al, I love your video and will definitely start my own non -Toxic (GMO) garden this year, .. can I ask you what soil did you use.. my land soil is the pits.. and I am very new to all this.. but I want to learn.. I have only seen one of your video's, but I will watch all that you have and did subscribe to your channel =) .. thank you for having them to learn by..
I know this is a older video but I hope you will answer my question, how often/long did you water the corn until the SIP took over? Thank you!
Hi Albo, another amazing video! What kind of fertilization schedule did you use?
Hi Dave! Thanks for watching the video. I can't recall my fertilizing setup from last year (poor records). But this year I've kept track of everything I used in all of my totes. I'll be sharing that in the future. I'm currently on my 3rd season of growing corn in that same tote. I just fertilize after fluffing the mix, pulling the roots & topping off if needed. So far so good! :-D
hello, they look very tasty, even the one that was just half full :) Ive been looking for a video of how to grow corn in containers, and there is a lot of them, thats how i got to yours, but i am a super beginner at gardening and i have so many questions about for example what is the mix you used in your containers, how often did you water your seeds to make them grow (too much water can also kill them) did you kept them in the light while the seeds were growing, then, do you fertilize, or how often you water them in the process of growing your corn, does corn likes a lot of sun?... I hope i not to boder with so many questions, i just want to be able to grow corn this year :) Hope you can respond.
Have a good day!
for hybrid plants; save the seeds from a single flower (cob) and plant. Choose from the most desirable plant. Repeat process every harvest. You will develope your own, preferred strain.
In my expericne, 3-7 generations will stabilize genetics....but I have never worked with corn.
cool video
Thanks for watching Brian! Yes, that would be a great solution to save the seeds and select the desired traits. It would take some work, but that's how we've come to have so many wonderful open-pollinated heirlooms! :-D
Can i check what grow media did you use to grow the corn?
yes biết là nó không
How much and what type of fertilizer did you use?
How do you setup the inside of your containers for self watering? Im looking to grow popcorn and sweet corn this would be a great way to do so
Hi David. Thanks for watching! This page shows how I made the SIP Totes: albopepper.com/30-gallon-tote.php I have videos that show how to do larger planters as well. :)
@@Albopepper Thank you Al! I checked them out they sound really easy to make. I'll look at costs at home depot and Walmart so I can build 1-2 of these. I've talked also with my family who are farmers and said sometimes they would also cover the corn tassels with a bag and collect pollen and shake that over the corn silks. Your corn in the video looked great. I know this is an old video but i hope this method has done great for you. I cant wait to try it out. Im in my second year gardening and learning more skills, knowledge, and tricks to growing many more things.
Thanks for sharing those tips David! I know grow the corn in a larger, more permanent SIP planter. But I still use the same technique & it works great! :)
Did you put drain holes in the bucket?
Hi Tracy! The 30 gallon tote is sub-irrigated and has an overflow hole on the side. Check out my site for a tutorial with pics: albopepper.com/30-gallon-tote.php :-D
Que fertilizante usas organico o químico
organico
@@Albopepper gracias👍
How many corn come on a planet. Grow on each planet ??
Using this method, most plants produce 1 full ear. Some plants produce a 2nd ear, but it might not be full size.
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I love it! Who needs stupid GMOS!?
Corn is actually semi spermno expressive, what polinates it has a hand not only in the next expressed generation but in the current generation of seed produced at least that's what I've heard. Unfortunately in not sure if the proper terminology.
Non GMO is a big thing now. My take is all we grow and buy is GMO especially corn.
The monk Gregor Mendel formalized what was known about cross breeding plants. This is known today as genetics and usually thought of as applying to animals.
Early corn was a grass that produced a single one inch cob or ear per stalk. This was 6,000 to 9,000 years ago. Centuries of genetic modification by intentional cross pollination eventually produced modern corn.
This applies to most fruits and vegetables we consume today.
Killer bees, Africanized domestic bees, were created by simple cross breeding with no direct manipulation of genetic material.
Now to just piss everyone off my take on the non GMO “craze” today. I see this as fear generated by the movie Attack of the Killer Tomatoes .
GMO is a definable term. *Genetically Modified Organism:* are organisms (i.e. plants, animals or microorganisms) in which the genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by mating and/or natural recombination. The technology is often called “modern biotechnology” or “gene technology”, sometimes also “recombinant DNA technology” or “genetic engineering”. It allows selected individual genes to be transferred from one organism into another, also between nonrelated species. Foods produced from or using GM organisms are often referred to as GM foods. _www.who.int/foodsafety/areas_work/food-technology/faq-genetically-modified-food/en/_
This is not a matter of opinion or personal perspective. It is a matter of fact. GMOs are NOT created as a result of mating or cross breeding. Your take on this whole GMO thing is a based on fallacy. We do NOT buy and grow GMO corn exclusively. That's not true. Lot's of corn varieties out there are Non-GMO. The facts are not on your side, no matter how you try to slant things. Please stop spreading false pro-GMO propaganda on this channel.
@@Albopepper You are only making the point of what is GMO is specifically gene targeted rather than the trial and error of breeding. The corn we eat today, as most fruits and vegetables, are forms that have been intentionally modified genetically. The only difference is the method.
They have been selectively bred. There is no disputing that. However, they are not GMOs. Calling them GMOs is a gross fallacy. And claiming that: "all we grow and buy is GMO" is a flat out lie. The bottom line is, I stated that there is plenty of Non-GMO corn varieties available for gardeners who want to grow their own Non-GMO corn. I was 100% correct. You tried to dispute that and your claim was wrong. Get your terms right and you'll be fine.
@@Albopepper Since both processes result in an intentionally modified plant why is non GMO so great?
Or from the implication why is GMO so bad?
Those are both excellent questions and they're certainly worth asking. This video never got into the ethics of GMOs. That's not what the video is about. However, I HAVE directly addressed those concerns in this video: th-cam.com/video/R3Oz_Ug0g-0/w-d-xo.html You are welcome to check that out and join the discussion!
Non-gmo corn no longer exists in the USA because the pollen from gmo crops spreads over 1000 miles. You can't escape the wind blown pollen, so your saved seeds will be gmo.
_"Non-gmo corn no longer exists in the USA"_ That's simply not true. Farmers can have their corn tested to ensure that the GMO markers are not present in their strains. Cross-contamination is a very real threat and it should not be ignored. But seed cultivators take special steps to ensure that there are no GMO crops grown adjacent to their plots. You are making false assumptions that can be disproven by actual genetic testing. And certified organic seed stock actually implements such tests. The USDA monitors the situation closely. To suggest that corn pollen from 1000 miles is posing any real threat is absolutely ridiculous. *www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/seed.pdf*
Good video except that you DID grow GMO corn as in hybrids. Buy Heirloom corn next time.
Hi Patrice. Thanks for sharing your concern about hybrids. I've spent hours researching this topic in the past. I can assure that the people who insist that hybrids are the same as GMOs are not speaking factually. As you are undoubtedly aware, GMOs cannot be classified as Organic. Yet look at this corn that Botanical Interests offers: www.botanicalinterests.com/product/corn-sweet-luscious-bicolor-organic-seeds
It is a HYBRID, but it is also USDA ORGANIC. One important factor in this certification is that it cannot be GMO. In short, "hybrid seed is seed that has two different parents of the same species that have been selected for their certain traits in a controlled environment." For good clarifications on this topic why not read what some of these NON-GMO seed sellers say about the topic?
www.superseeds.com/pages/faqs
www.johnnyseeds.com/t-about-our-seed.aspx
www.reneesgarden.com/articles/heirlooms.html
Anyone who appreciates factual material on the topic should enjoy reading these references.
Ok but there is no proof that GMOs are bad for us. WHO confirms this fact.
That's an excellent point. Not much research has shown that GMO foods will harm us. Instead, they appear to be safe. But while eating those plants might not harm you, the herbicide residue will. Glyphosate has been classified as probable human carcinogen by WHO's cancer agency (IARC). And one of the most popular genetic modifications is the HT gene (herbicide tolerant). Big GMO companies are concerned about profits, regardless of the effects it has on people or our environment.
At the end of the day, I think that everyone of us would like to have a choice. We should be able to choose: "Do I want to eat a GMO, herbicide contaminated food?" By growing our own crops, we take control of our food production & of our lives. We also send a message: We want quality, not cheap crap. And each home gardener can prove that it IS possible to grow an abundant crop with NO genetic engineering and with NO herbicides or pesticides.
Speaking of herbicide tolerance and Glyphosate I agree with you totally and appreciate what you do in creating awareness among others. Also what you do is totally the best thing right now hands down.
But what if the same herbicide tolerant plant(GMO) is grown without using herbicide?? Is it still a threat??
Also what about drought tolerance, Vitamin enrichment, Stress resistance etc capabilities of the GMOs. Does their benefits outweigh the threats they pose, if any?? Seriously, I don't know. Only time and more research will tell I guess. :)
There is a fundamental difference between hybrid plants and GMO plants. Hybridization of plants was originally powered by plants, when pollen from one variant cross pollinated a different variant, thereby creating a hybrid plant. Humans figured this out, and started taking pollen from one plant that had a desired trait and using it to pollinate a different plant, with another desired trait. With enough attempts, some people were successful in creating a hybrid version of that plant that had both desired traits. This is a process that occurred naturally, but could be maximized by humans closely controlling the pollination process.
GMO, or genetically modified organisms are completely different, and something that would not occur naturally. This involves splicing the actual genes of the plants, mixing them with things like herbicides or pesticides, making them "RoundUp Ready" (meaning, the genes of the plants had been manipulated in such a way as to make them less or completely immune to herbicides like RoundUp, so the farmer could just drench the entire field with those chemicals and kill everything that didn't have the gene manipulation). Glyphosate has obviously been linked with health issues, as have many other chemical herbicides and pesticides.
Essentially, the idea that hybrid means GMO is fundamentally false. That said, I extensively use heirloom and hybrid seeds, as both are completely safe, whereas plenty of research seems to show already that GMO has some downside to say the least. One benefit of heirloom over hybrids is that heirlooms are best for seed saving from year to year. Hybrids are considerably less reliable as far as replicating the same results of the prior year.
Heirloom: good, Hybrid: good, GMO: Use at your own risk.
There is no non gmo corn left
That is 100% false.
Non GMO:
www.botanicalinterests.com/product/TRUE-Gold-Organic-Sweet-su-Corn-Seeds
Non GMO:
www.johnnyseeds.com/organic/natural-sweet-organic-f1-corn-seed-3590G.html?cgid=organic#q=corn&start=1
Non GMO:
www.superseeds.com/products/natural-sweet-corn-organic-f1-hybrid-73-days-sh2
Non GMO:
www.seedsavers.org/golden-bantam-organic-corn
I could do this all day.
Won't it become gmo with the first cross wind of another near by gmo crop?
No it won't. Because these companies monitor what is grown in surrounding fields. They communicate with local farmers to ensure that their plants are not at risk for contamination. And USDA seeds get tested for GMO genetic markers to make sure they are clean. Buy Organic if you want added insurance. But the bottom line is: There is still plenty of non-GMO corn seed available for cultivation. And that doesn't even include the seeds that are archived and preserved in seed banks.
the planter is the easy part... he conveniently skips the pollination.
the pollination is the easy part... he conveniently skipped that part because gravity takes care of it.
i say no to gmo ..save our world ..
^ this
Lower yield, disease-susceptible crops are totally going to save our world. Being against the overuse of herbicides is fine, patent troll companies and their seeds, fine... But calling all GMO's bad is a bad way of thinking.
Golden Rice, a GMO developed to yield higher levels of beta-carotene, the precursor to vitamin A, because over half a million children under the age of 5 die each year due to a vitamin A deficiency, and another half million go blind. Should we say no to this GMO? Is the world better off letting children die and go blind?
Not all GMO's are bad.
Greed and mismanagement of resources is at the root of the malnutrition problems. Science won't fix that so long as the human element is left unchecked. Wars, corruption and injustice cannot be addressed by some GMO silver bullet monoculture.
Humans are entitled to and deserve a broad, balanced diet of fruits and vegetables which can easily supply ALL required nutrients. That's the point of my channel and so many others - To show people how to grow THEIR OWN FOOD. Relying on corporations to save us is a recipe for disaster.
Monk3yman77 please no to gmo, the effect of gmo corn in the philippines is horrible. Pest are getting stronger so the gmo corn is not catching up with those pest, every year its like theres a new pest attacking their crop. The company that gave them the seeds also told them not to eat the fruit. I wonder why
@Jin: Wow, that is so horrible to hear. Rather than saving the people of other nations, GMOs are being used to exploit and enslave them. That is a terrible thing that they are doing! :-(