Track early corn growth stages to time input applications. From V1 to tasseling, protect yield potential with a proactive management plan.

A few pests can create problems for corn growers. Crows and other birds may peck the ground and steal the seeds before or as they germinate. Use a row cover secured with pins, soil, or rocks to ...

Uniform, rapid emergence is the foundation of high-yielding corn. Corn plants that emerge at different times compete unevenly for light, water and nutrients. Soil temperature, soil moisture, ...

You can give your flower and vegetable garden a head start and save money by knowing how to germinate seeds. With the right amount of heat and moisture, starting seeds indoors is simple. When the ...

Growing plants from seeds is an easy, inexpensive and fun thing to do. When you learn how to start plants from seeds, the variety of plants that you can grow increases dramatically, but not the ...

It takes as many growing degree days for forsythia shrubs to burst into bloom as it does for crabgrass seeds to germinate. If you don’t want crabgrass in your lawn, those blossoms mark the perfect ...

Corn over wheat. Like most of the Midwest, Iowa was settled by farmers moving west, growing what they knew best — until they ...