# Sweet corn on the Mendocino Coast **URL:** \ **Category:** Farmer Projects 2024\ **Created:** [April 17, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/sweet-corn-on-the-mendocino-coast/2404 "2024-04-17T19:26:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nyeranch](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/goingtoseed.discourse.group/nyeranch/32/7398_2.png) [@nyeranch](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/nyeranch)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/sweet-corn-on-the-mendocino-coast/2404/1 "2024-04-17T19:26:33Z")
This year I am growing about 1,000 square feet of sweet corn. I’ll be using seed I saved from my crop last year, which originally came from Julia Dakin’s corn crop in nearby Caspar. Our coastal climate is very cool in the summer, we have sandy soil, salty winds, and lots of gopher pressure. Last summer, our corn crop did very well, but we did use fabric to suppress weeds and heat up the soil. This year, I won’t be using any interventions or amendments. We are also planting more plants to increase chances of pollination. I seeded the sweet corn on April 6, 2024 into 72-cell trays. I decided to start the seeds in our greenhouse to help streamline the work of this project in with the rest of our farm - I was already seeding other summer crops and using seeding methods already in place on our farm. I also seeded some dry beans that I got from Going to Seeds, to interplant with the corn just as an added experiment to the project 🙂 ![2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/6/638eb5177ded578ad1fbd12c036c8067e4e9a088.jpeg) ![IMG-0613](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/e/e3084ec598f7578d71b0eacf4473874e423ca990.jpeg) ![IMG-0614](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/5/5bf509249c49a7bce3b71ac7aa504c5e57ad2836.jpeg) ![IMG-0615](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/7/7d2495f74c09e08323bcbc637716e0fbc84456d8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![nyeranch](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/goingtoseed.discourse.group/nyeranch/32/7398_2.png) [@nyeranch](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/nyeranch)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/sweet-corn-on-the-mendocino-coast/2404/2 "2024-05-14T00:44:22Z")
Planted our corn starts on May 2. These beds had a nice cover crop over winter, and then were mowed and tarped for about 3 weeks before planting into. We applied a thin layer of compost and the beds are so wet from our crazy rainy winter that I didn’t have to water them in, and another rain storm came in the next day! So far none have been claimed by gophers and they are looking good! ![IMG-0979](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/b/b030f30c5f1d8127d49e44608077a56575566a9a.jpeg) I like this picture because you can see the fog that is ever present on our farm during the summer. The second picture is west facing and if you squint you can see the ocean beyond the fence 🙂 ![IMG-1074](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/e/ede6b864685ba72355fefb592a735a342572e1d4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![nyeranch](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/goingtoseed.discourse.group/nyeranch/32/7398_2.png) [@nyeranch](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/nyeranch)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/sweet-corn-on-the-mendocino-coast/2404/3 "2024-07-18T16:46:11Z")
Summer is underway and our corn is thriving! June 14th: ![june14](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/3/379317c6cfb4d8a5fb3373fa294414fb38ec723d.jpeg) June 23: knee-high _before_ the fourth of july ! 🙂 ![june 23](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/a/a45336ac2a2a2ff0c5b1d561cdd7283ee3fabe1c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![nyeranch](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/goingtoseed.discourse.group/nyeranch/32/7398_2.png) [@nyeranch](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/nyeranch)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/sweet-corn-on-the-mendocino-coast/2404/4 "2024-07-18T19:11:59Z")
It’s amazing how fast corn grows this time of year. I’m very pleased with the crop this year! My dog digging for gophers as a reference for how tall it’s gotten. July 7: ![july 7](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/0/02076d5c6870c0215cc09f7de8d49f2c5bdb075d.jpeg) And today, July 18: ![july18](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/9/9bcd2e44b3624ba3e96464e89aba088210497224.jpeg) ![july18.2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/0/0c6d747c6e4cc5d8e0b9d076e4c2e20b75ae26be.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![nyeranch](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/goingtoseed.discourse.group/nyeranch/32/7398_2.png) [@nyeranch](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/nyeranch)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/sweet-corn-on-the-mendocino-coast/2404/5 "2024-11-24T20:57:24Z")
Our crop was beautiful this year. Thank you to Julia and some volunteers for help with the harvest! Pictures are from Julia Dakin and me. ![IMG_3039](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/3/3a822ae75f13db950471ace15c4ebc1337066437.jpeg) ![IMG_3040](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/0/08444f9c45d89b744214eb8d84f809b40fb9dda0.jpeg) ![20241010_115411](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/e/e72e6fe378ba1d4e98442e5f4090c7972a543ad9.jpeg) ![20241010_114809](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/d/dd3a54051397a93a5de45fd2bc800c98e77aee5d.jpeg) ![20241010_115419](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/0/0aace32852a3c2b39c2f8c2d6589f1727e271ff7.jpeg) ![20241030_103614](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/e/e1b5a7b71557a43acbfd8a2b5fa4c6609bfadaa2.jpeg) ![20240905_093120](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/b/b4cb393ce3a368ec1c2c150c92f8afd1ce12d72b.jpeg) ![20240905_093118](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/1/12adb5031cb25df0854173a511bb28d729871b01.jpeg) ![20240905_092605(0)](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/4/46f11e9a37dae4f28cdf915eb7ecbca590f0f057.jpeg) ![20241010_102354](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/landracegardening/original/2X/8/86f925bb32cabfb390a17f9da54528e80721bd9b.jpeg)