Growing Popcorn at Home!

The Popcorn Growing Action Guide
Growing popcorn is simple and produces the tastiest popcorn you’ll ever eat! You don’t need a “green thumb” or fancy equipment. There’s no need to spend a bundle on special seeds, fertilizers or pesticides.
As long as you have soil that drains well and a patch that gets full summer sun, you’re in business! So start planning next year’s crop right now!!! The Primo-Popcorn Action Guide shows you how, every step of the way.
Step 1 – Planning: Plan Your Work, Work Your Plan!
Like any project, popcorn growing, takes planning. Corn has special requirements in order to produce the best crop possible. Start with the end in mind!
Step 2 – Plant, Thin, and Brace!
It all starts with how the seed is planted! Learn how to group popcorn plants for maximum yield. Also discover how to properly brace the top-heavy corn stalks to ensure that none fall over as the popcorn matures.
Step 3 - Plant Care and Proper Growing Conditions
This isn’t rocket science, but if you’ve never grown your own corn, you’re going to need some pointers. It’s all here!
Step 4 – Weeds, Fertilizers, and Pests
Minimize your weeding, choose a nitrogen source and become a bug destroying “Ag Ninja” in this section of the Growing Popcorn Action Guide.
Step 5 – “When Do I Harvest This Stuff Already???”
You’ll ask this question sooner than you might think. You don’t want the corn to rot inside the husk, but when do you know the kernels are actually mature? And do you ever stop watering?
Step 6 – Harvest it , Cure it, Clean it
Once it’s off the stalk, it’s time to make sure it’s dry enough to store in a sealed container without mildewing. It’s also time to kill any insect eggs that just might have “tagged along” for the ride.
Step 7 – Reflect and Plan for Next Year’s Crop
You did some things well this year and had trouble in other parts of the action guide. It’s time to sit down and figure out how growing popcorn will be different next year. I’d start by finding some funky black, red, or blue popcorn seed that nobody else is growing and that tastes incredible! It’s always good to start with the end in mind.
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