Organic Field Corn
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Variety and Description
1 Acre=43,560sq ft, 4840sq yards or 160sq rods
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50lbs
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2/50 lbs
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Certified Organic WS 093 is a 93-95 day seed corn.
Good potential as an early hybrid planted late and should do well across varied soil conditions.
Agronomic Information - Scale: 10 = Excellent, 1 = Poor
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Maturity- 93-95 days
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Test Weight- 8.5
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Emergence- 7
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Early Vigor- 7
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Drought Tolerance- 8
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Stalk Quality- 8
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Plant Health- 7
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Root Strength- 9
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Certified Organic WS 2036 (100 day) Seed Corn
Certified Organic WS 2036 Seed Corn is a 100 day organic corn with excellent vigor and above average yields. WS 2036 is an excellent dual purpose corn with top end yields.
Agronomic Information - Scale: 10 = Excellent, 1 = Poor
- Maturity- 100 days
- Test Weight- 8
- Emergence- 8
- Early Vigor- 9
- Drought Tolerance- 8
- Stalk Quality-8
- Plant Health- 7
- Root Strength- 8
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- Stalk Strength- 8
- Drydown- 8
- Ear Retention- 7
- Plant Height- MT
- Ear Height- MH
- Ear Flex- Yes
- Population in good soil- 28-32
- Cob Color- Red
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Organic Wapsie Valley Open Pollinated 87 Day Field Corn 50lbs
Tall Variety-Excellent for Grain and Silage-Yellow and Red Kernels
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Organic VK-13 90 Day Open Pollinated Corn
Medium Tall, Improved - excellent for grain and silage but better for grain than Wapsie Valley, Strong healthy plants grown in upsate NY and Vermont
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Planting Tips
- Approximately 24,000 to 30,000 seeds should be planted per acre when planting corn for silage .
- The amount of fertilizer applied per acre is usually increased compared to that used for growing corn for grain.
- Corn silage removes nearly twice as much nitrogen and phosphorus and about five times more potassium than a corn crop harvested for grain.
- Neptune's Harvest Fish Hydrolysate makes a fine fertilizer for corn.
- Seabird Guano applied before or during planting works well as a solid fertilizer in companion with the liquid fertilizer.
- For poor soils being used for corn for the first time, most certifying agencies let you use Chilean Nitrate for up to 20% of your nitrogen inputs in the first year. Another recommendation is Pro-Booster. Check with your local organic certifying agency to find out what's allowed in your organization, if you're trying to meet a standard.
The soil depth of the seed and soil moisture and temperature will affect how long it takes for the new plant to emerge. This usually happens in 6 to 10 days. The early development of leaves is very important because they often dictate the amount of dry matter the plant accumulates and the amount of grain produced. The rate of plant growth between first emergence and tassel appearance most significantly affects the total time required for maturity and establishes the date it will be ready for harvest.
For more specific information about planting and harvesting in your area, contact you local extension agent. Be forewarned though, most of them don't know much about organic fertilizer and refer to standard charts for fertilizer recommendations. You'll have to do a little math to cross over. some of the better ones will give you good advice though.
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