tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877603171717741431.post3670011488242137000..comments2024-02-19T08:20:41.322+00:00Comments on Growing Oca: Oca / Sweetcorn BicropAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999959164086250161noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877603171717741431.post-29528425406162903812014-03-15T17:34:49.515+00:002014-03-15T17:34:49.515+00:00Paul, I'd say you are accurate with those assu...Paul, I'd say you are accurate with those assumptions. Corn, of course is a hungry feeder benefiting from plenty of nitrogen, however surplus nitrogen late in the season may adversely affect oca's frost tolerance.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14999959164086250161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877603171717741431.post-10431000060047436832014-03-14T22:45:50.896+00:002014-03-14T22:45:50.896+00:00Thanks for the reply. I'm planning emulating t...Thanks for the reply. I'm planning emulating this pattern this year and may add additional support with short canes around the oca.<br /><br />After searching on your blog it appears oca doesn't like nitrogen feeds later in development...I'm assuming this is to stop more top growth and focus on the tubers. Am I right in assuming that a nitrogen supply to the corn in the oca's earlier development wont have an impact on the tuber yields later on? Could it possibly benefit yields?<br /><br />I feel that it may be good for tuber development when providing an early supply of nitrogen long before the first frost, I feel like aiding larger top growth early on would be beneficial later when the energy is driven down from the foliage to the tubers themselves.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877603171717741431.post-44270960862779056562014-03-14T09:19:03.739+00:002014-03-14T09:19:03.739+00:00Thanks Paul. I'd say 10 inches would be a bit ...Thanks Paul. I'd say 10 inches would be a bit close, shading out the oca bicrop. It looks more like 12 to 14 inches to me (that's a 4ft wide bed). Pollination was complete as far as I remember. Certainly I would expect no problems at that spacing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14999959164086250161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877603171717741431.post-73152056339973038442014-03-13T22:26:20.620+00:002014-03-13T22:26:20.620+00:00Great site, growing needs more (publicly available...Great site, growing needs more (publicly available) analytical study.<br /><br />How good was cross pollination and kernel formation on the corn? were there missing kernels?<br /><br />What was the spacing? about 10 inches per plant?<br /><br />Thanks.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877603171717741431.post-29509061233968817992010-08-03T19:20:36.384+01:002010-08-03T19:20:36.384+01:00CGF, The success of the Three Sisters thing is dow...CGF, The success of the Three Sisters thing is down to timing - squash gets too big and kills corn - corn gets too big and kills beans - squash gets too big and kills beans - there are lots of ways to get it wrong. <br />But then this method could also have gone wrong. I think I've been lucky - if the corn was planted earlier it could have slowed the development of the Oca by cutting out the light.<br />Are you sure Organic Gardening Catalogue sell Oca? (not to be confused with Okra, which they do sell).<br />Remind me around January, I'm sure I'll have a few tubers for you to try.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14999959164086250161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877603171717741431.post-77579714512107948162010-08-03T18:13:49.906+01:002010-08-03T18:13:49.906+01:00I've seen Oca in the Organic Gardening catalog...I've seen Oca in the Organic Gardening catalogue but never tried them, I will have to give them a go, certainly looks like a good pairing with the sweet corn,which I always have to mulch with grass mowings to keep the weeds down. I did try the Three Sisters thing with squash and beans one year but it was a disaster in my garden, this looks much better.cottage garden farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655117357492601456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877603171717741431.post-35617902388341478162010-07-04T18:18:43.253+01:002010-07-04T18:18:43.253+01:00That looks like a really good method. Be interesti...That looks like a really good method. Be interesting to see how it develops.<br /><br />Rootrainers are fabulous things - as you say, ludicrously priced but there's no doubt that I grow better plants in them than in any other kind of tray.Rebsie Fairholmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17811733792196954188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877603171717741431.post-46194424376636432502010-06-14T08:52:52.891+01:002010-06-14T08:52:52.891+01:00Hi Faith.
Those are the functionally fabulous, but...Hi Faith.<br />Those are the functionally fabulous, but stupidly expensive Root Trainers, and they are widely used here in the UK for any seedlings that need a deep root run. Peas, beans, sweetcorn and brassicas all do well in them. I would have though that someone would be importing them in to the USA.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14999959164086250161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877603171717741431.post-35631399623061827102010-06-14T06:20:45.863+01:002010-06-14T06:20:45.863+01:00Where did you get that seed tray? I want a few.Where did you get that seed tray? I want a few.Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13445590769325999127noreply@blogger.com