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Corn (Zea mays)

The corn is an annual vegetable
It is from the gamineae family

corn

ROTATION

It is gown in the fruiting vegetable bed.

CULTIVATION

Sow in May during a waxing crescent moon.

NEIGHBOURING PLANTS

It likes to be planted near cucumber, squash, beans, peas, tomatoes and potatoes.

DISEASES AND PARASITES

Anthrax can destroy the seeds, rust is more rare.
Be careful of mice and birds !

ADVICE

To aid pollonation it is better cultivated in squares.