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This is my first year planting.
I've sown sweetcorn seeds in the gorund but only 6 out of about 35 have come up - is it time to panic and plant more or buy (last resort) plants ?

Hi Trevor,

I've had this problem too, in my early years as a veg grower (ooh get her!!) Unfortunately, mice are keen on sweetcorn seeds, so you may have lost some to the little blighters! To avoid this happening to me again, I sow in pots in my green house (individually, as they do not really like root disturbance) and then plant out when about 6" tall, usually with a plastic bottle over each plant for a couple fo weeks for protection (2L pop bottles are great for this). Hope this helps, it's not too late to sow, mine are only just peeping through now!
good luck, retropants