Outdoor corn field grow question

[mrmojo420]

Im thinking of growing in a corn field this summer. The farmer spreads manure in april and plows it in and plants in may. If I plant at the end of may do you think the soil will be too hot for my seedlings?

 

[Dr Fluff]

Dig a whole and fill with compost if you want to be safe.
It is hard to know how much manure he adds to a specified area, weather the manure is well rotted or fresh and from which animals it came from eg Cows, pigs or chickens etc or if it is a mix.
Another concern is does the farmer spray with pesticides or herbicides, if yes then you don't want to smoke that stuff and secondly whilst spraying you weed may get spotted.

 

[mrmojo420]

your right I never thought of the pesticide problem. I dont know if he sprays or not. Think I will find somewhere else

 

[Darth Vapour]

I plotted my girls two weeks after spraying, works out to be around early to mid June in my area. But I don't think he sprays at all, just to be cautious.

Also if you wait a couple weeks after they grow a bit you can find patches where they turn or had problems laying the seed. That way you don't damage their crop, it's good karma to be as respectful as possible.

 

[bartlancertp]

Many farmers use Roundup ready corn. They spray Roundup on the field when the corn is growing to kill everything but the corn.

 

[mrmojo420]

Tasty! Im definitely gonna find somewhere else to grow

 

[guerilla]

Worst case scenario is yer in the feild when it gets sprayed. ...but then again two heads are better than one!?

 

[Anthropolis]

Around my area they don't spray, because it's usually just a handful of random farmers with an acre or two, just making some corn to put extra food on the table or a few bucks in the pocket. Small country farmers usually won't spray. Big time dudes with 50 acres of corn are definitely going to be spraying, because at that level it's a real business investment. That's not a "rule" just my observation around me locally.

 

[KapScot]

Actually it will depend on the summer - if the summer is hot n dry the farmers seed will ripen fairly evenly - and he might not spray. But if its cooler and wet and the crop is ripening unevenly thats when he steps in with a dilute solution of round-up (not the full strength that you get as garden weedkiller). But it does persuade the plant that its time to dry off (well its roots are dying/impaired) so it put its last gasp into ripening the seed.

The Round-up IS KILLING THE CORN - I used to work on a farm.

Fields more likely to be sprayed are those with dips and hollows which have pockets of moisture - so are more likely to have uneven levels of ripening. It costs the farmer more to air dry grain after it has been harvested than it does to apply a dose of round-up (that's where it got its name) and bring the whole field into a harvest condition.

 

[thetreeman]

Im thinking about trying a corn grow myself, most corn here is getting to about 1ft high now and spraying should be done soon... not sure how autos will do in a corn field, they might not get enough light because of the height differences...