Back

When to plant sweet corn in Stonehenge

  • Sow in the ground: late Jan to mid MarStonehenge area, hot desert
  • Sow in the ground: mid Aug to late OctStonehenge area, hot desert

Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Stonehenge. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.

A summer crop that needs warm soil, full sun and plenty of water. Plant in blocks of at least 4 by 4 rather than one long row, because corn is wind-pollinated and patchy pollination gives gappy cobs. Pick cobs when the silks turn brown and the kernels squirt milky juice.

Browse all plants