Sweetcorn

I think I grew Swift last year mainly because of the name and assuming it would mature early......it didn't.  I still got a reasonable crop but it was well into autumn in arriving.

This year I am growing Earlibird......once again because of the name, but we shall see. They will be direct sown at the end April as I did with mine  last year with some success.

Last year I used a structure similar to Danny's cold frame to sow them, basically a pallet collar covered with a double glazed window pane.

I have visions of working at my Uncles smallholding where he fed the hens on a mixed corn mix of maize,barley and wheat thrown on the ground to allow them to scratch for it. I remember if the temperature and moisture was right there was sweetcorn plants popping up all over the place.

I may even dabble with the 'Three Sisters' by sticking a squash plant n the middle and a few climbing frenchies round about.