I would like to raise sweet corn that is very early, and the corn plants only get 5-6 feet tall.
We have rough grass there now, and it will also get 5-6 feet tall, which means that it will compete severely with the corn. And, because I would like to
sell the sweet corn I want the corn to be completely filled out and handsome, and that means that the corn will have to be well developed and not struggling.
I had thought that I could till twice in the spring to possibly kill or cripple the grass, and broadcast clover
seed or something. But, isn't clover a warm season plant? I suspect that the rough grass, which is a cool season grass, will grow all over it.
Lastly, just to make things complicated, I am within
city limits. Tall corn is specifically allowed but tall weeds are not. And, yes, the neighbors are the type to complain if the violation is obvious. Clover is a short plant and
should be legal, especially when surrounded by corn which would help to hide it if it gets over the 1 foot tall allowance for weeds. Tall grass, on the other hand..... If the grass grows over the corn I think I will be ordered to cut it.
I have never tried to grow any
permaculture crop, only things like
permaculture bushes and asparagus and daffodils.
Has anybody raised
permaculture row crops?