Leaning Sweetcorn Plants

NewBoy2

I have 9 plants all growing lovely in a diamond formation but 2 of them have started to lean.
It is probably the dry soil suddenly being wet from the precious rain we have just had.
They are 3 foot tall and healthy.

? Do I need to use any support

Dovefromabove

I'd stick a bamboo cane in next to the leaners and tie them to it ... we may well get some more rain and gusty wind.  

NewBoy2

I thought Usain Bolt was fast !!!  

Thank you and when my gouty foot is better I will hop over and do that

Dovefromabove

Oooh bad luck re the gout ... my little brother gets that from time to time .... ouch!! 

Zoomer44

You could also try earthing up your plants.  

I find if you initially plant sweetcorn in a dug out channel then earth up the plants as they grow like you would with spuds, the roots are anchoured in quite deeply and  tend not to get blown over.    

NewBoy2

Thanks Zoomer.............I will put that in my Tips Folder for next season.

I placed a large breeze block next to each of them for a week and it seems to have worked but I will keep an eye out for strong winds.

DOVE

Feet are better so i am going out for a 5 mile hike to prove it with lots of water !!

Dovefromabove

Phew!  Too hot here to hike @NewBoy2. ... watering and deadheading done ... sitting in the shade with a good book and a large glass of cold water. 
Hope you enjoy your hike and that your feet behave themselves 😉

Nollie

I do the earthing up thing with sweet corn too, seems to work.

NewBoy2

Dove.

Did the walk that usually takes 2 hours but yesterday was 2 and 1/2 

Very hot weather seems to affect the human body quite a lot unless you are 6 years old !!

NewBoy2

I picked 3 sweet corn and returned next day to find that Mr Badger had eaten all of the other 18 !!

I hope he was sick the little Fat swear word

fidgetbones

I had the same problem one year with squirrels.