When I was young, I asked my father why he didn’t grow sweet corn in his garden. He answered that you need a big garden to grow corn. Later, when I had my own vegetable garden, I proved growing ...

Alternatively, if you forgot to grow plants earlier, you can still grow corn by planting seeds directly ... taking care not to sever the surface growing roots of the sweetcorn.

Many Costa Ricans maintain a small garden space—often a 5-by-5-meter patch—dedicated to growing corn, known as a milpa. Although some seed stores offer hybrid sweet corn tailored for tropical ...