Growing Sweet Corn for a Privacy Screen and Harvest

Corn for a screen and harvest in Belgium:

• Seed: Use fresh, purchased seed—not grocery corn kernels (hybrids, cross-pollinated, won’t breed true).
• Timing: Sow after last frost when soil >60°F (mid-May in Belgium).
• Spacing: 6 inches apart in at least 4 rows (block planting ensures pollination).
• Distance from ivy: 3+ feet to avoid root competition.

Corn needs heat; cool, rainy summers yield poorly. Choose early-maturing varieties for your climate.