What is required in growing Corn

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PLANTING CORN
 In my post this time I will write down what factors are needed in the process of growing corn.

• Provision of Land

Sweet corn should be planted in most areas in the country. Soil is too acidic (pH 5.5-6.5) and having a good drains is suitable for this crop. Gemburkan plow and soil depth of 15 to 25 cm. Sow with limestone found if only the low soil pH. Usually tan as much as 2.5 metric lime for every hectare area is adequate. Chalk digaul let into the ground. Had planting disyorkan run quest is so chalk sown once a year on level 1 tan metric sehektar year. For soils that easily submerged in water made ​​necessary limits.
 

• Seed Needs

As much as 10 kg of seeds are required for each hectare area. Like other sweet corn planting, farmers disyorkan that got bekalan Yellow supersweet corn seeds than the Supplier-Supplier legitimate as Title Agriculture. Farmers are also advised to get new seeds every planting.
 

• Planting

Soak the seeds in cold water for 1 hour to facilitate percambahan. Seeds then digaul with poison toadstool as thiram and continue on to the field planting. Use the rope which had been signed by distance disyorkan plants to facilitate the work of planting. Make holes for the seeds using a drill. Enter 1 or 2 seeds and baked beans.
 

• Watering

Spatter system may be used. Had depend on rain water, that has designed the planting period is coincident with the local rainy season.
 

• Pembajaan

15:15:15 Sebatian steel as much as 400 kg of steel is used as a principle. Additional steel as much as 130 kg urea sown 30-35 days after planting.
 

• Rumpai Guard

Rumpai ranked escort at the beginning of the growth is very important. Atrazine is used pracambah toxins such as steel sake only principle reapplied. Rumpai growing, then be escorted manually.