Just 10 hours have gone by since our last photo op and that tiny sprout has already sent out its radicle root. The radicle root absorbs water and nutrients and supplies it to the leaves for starting photosynthesis. This crop is a-maize-ing Be
And this is how we do it!!! First sprout is less than 72 hours after planting! So incredible the power of a seed when the conditions are ideal!
I can see a difference…can you see a difference?!? The seed on the left was freshly planted and photographed on Monday at 2 pm and the seed on the right was checked on Wednesday at 12:45 pm. In just 48 hours our
It’s finally here…planting day! At least it’s Day 1 of planting! Planting into the biodegradable mulch…aka ‘plastic’…is a VERY slow process! As the 2 row poly planter runs along the field, it pokes a hole and drops a seed every 8”. Each
While it’s always a good day here on our farm, today is a GREAT day! It’s finally ’plastic’ laying day! Each year spring is announced in Haldimand County by the shimmering rows of biodegradable mulch laying in our bridge flats field
What does a Snyder do when the equipment is ready and they are waiting for the land to be fit to start working ground? We do seed germ tests!! We test the germination of the seed to make sure that we have
No foolin’ around here…spring has officially arrived with the delivery of our 2024 sweet corn seed! Be sure to LIKE and FOLLOW us as we ‘grow’ along! We’ve got some really cool additions to our equipment line up that you won’t want
Ready To Eat! Well it's finally time! Everything that the plant has been working hard at has now come to it's culminative review! We hope it passes your tastebuds approval!
POLLINATION IS UNDERWAY You can smell the corn growing! What an exciting time…the process of pollination is in full swing here at Snyder’s Sweet Corn! Once the plant has stretched out and the tassels are reaching for the sky, the timing is perfect
