Sweet Corn icon

Sweet Corn

Vegetable Zea mays

Tall warm-season grass grown for edible ears.

When to Plant Sweet Corn

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Strong companions

Acorn Squash icon Acorn Squash
Severity: high
Soil cover
Bush Beans
Severity: high
Nitrogen fixation
Butternut Squash icon Butternut Squash
Severity: high
Soil cover
Cantaloupe icon Cantaloupe
Severity: high
Soil cover
Cowpeas (Southern Peas) icon Cowpeas (Southern Peas)
Severity: high
Nitrogen fixation
Cucumbers icon Cucumbers
Severity: high
Soil cover
Fava Beans icon Fava Beans
Severity: high
Nitrogen fixation
Green Beans icon Green Beans
Severity: high
Nitrogen fixation
Honeydew icon Honeydew
Severity: high
Soil cover
Lima Beans icon Lima Beans
Severity: high
Nitrogen fixation
Peas icon Peas
Severity: high
Nitrogen fixation
Pickling Cucumbers icon Pickling Cucumbers
Severity: high
Soil cover
Pole Beans
Severity: high
Nitrogen fixation
Pumpkins icon Pumpkins
Severity: high
Soil cover
Soybeans (Edamame) icon Soybeans (Edamame)
Severity: high
Nitrogen fixation
Watermelon icon Watermelon
Severity: high
Soil cover
Wax Beans
Severity: high
Nitrogen fixation
Winter Squash (General) icon Winter Squash (General)
Severity: high
Soil cover
Yellow Squash icon Yellow Squash
Severity: high
Soil cover
Zucchini icon Zucchini
Severity: high
Soil cover

Pest-control pairings

Borage
Severity: low
Garden biodiversity
Calendula
Severity: low
Garden biodiversity
Cosmos
Severity: low
Garden biodiversity
Lavender icon Lavender
Severity: low
Garden biodiversity
Marigolds icon Marigolds
Severity: low
Garden biodiversity
Nasturtiums
Severity: low
Garden biodiversity
Sunflowers icon Sunflowers
Severity: low
Garden biodiversity
Zinnias
Severity: low
Garden biodiversity

Avoid planting with

Banana Peppers icon Banana Peppers
Severity: medium
Shared pest pressure
Banana Peppers icon Banana Peppers
Severity: medium
Shared pest pressure
Bell Peppers icon Bell Peppers
Severity: medium
Shared pest pressure
Bell Peppers icon Bell Peppers
Severity: medium
Shared pest pressure
Eggplant icon Eggplant
Severity: medium
Shared pest pressure
Eggplant icon Eggplant
Severity: medium
Shared pest pressure
Fennel icon Fennel
Severity: medium
Isolate fennel
Fennel icon Fennel
Severity: medium
Isolate fennel
Ground Cherries icon Ground Cherries
Severity: medium
Shared pest pressure
Ground Cherries icon Ground Cherries
Severity: medium
Shared pest pressure
Hot Peppers (General) icon Hot Peppers (General)
Severity: medium
Shared pest pressure
Hot Peppers (General) icon Hot Peppers (General)
Severity: medium
Shared pest pressure
Jalapeño Peppers icon Jalapeño Peppers
Severity: medium
Shared pest pressure
Jalapeño Peppers icon Jalapeño Peppers
Severity: medium
Shared pest pressure
Mint icon Mint
Severity: medium
Aggressive spreader
Mint icon Mint
Severity: medium
Aggressive spreader
Poblano Peppers icon Poblano Peppers
Severity: medium
Shared pest pressure
Poblano Peppers icon Poblano Peppers
Severity: medium
Shared pest pressure
Tomatillos
Severity: medium
Shared pest pressure
Tomatillos
Severity: medium
Shared pest pressure
Tomatoes icon Tomatoes
Severity: medium
Shared pest pressure
Tomatoes icon Tomatoes
Severity: medium
Shared pest pressure