IME, other than having to deal with more insect issues and watering during hot dry conditions, it should grow well. But I have never replanted in the open spaces in the existing corn plot. You may want to replant the whole bed, or transplant the earlier corn to a corner and replant the remaining plot. Corn is difficult to transplant but it can be done, particularly if transplanted when the plants are small and if you take a fair amount of soil with the roots during the transplant process... with better results immediately after a heavy rain. This post was edited by grandad on Fri, May 24, 13 at 12:15

I did see some sulfur-based sprays, and some (same one?) with pyrethrin but didn't buy them since they are not OMRI listed, and though I'm not certified organic, I do like to tell people at market that I follow organic practices. We have a pond with some striped bass and bluegills, my DD likes to feed them crickets and worms (she dangles one end of the worm in the water and the fish takes it out of her hands). Crickets (and small hornworms) have to be thrown in the water, but it's funny to see the fish congregate near shore whenever they see someone walking along the bank. We joke that when they get big enough to eat, she won't even have to cast a line, the hook will only be needed to get them out of the water since I don't want anyone falling in trying to net the fish as she's feeding it! Though I don't know if we could actually eat them now - they're like pets. The kids haven't even tried fishing for them all summer.

andreajp, I have. It has been very hot here in NE AR and humid too, earlier than normal (as it was last year). I have had 'bugs' and fungus problems on groundcover(GC) roses, simplicity hedge (SH) roses, an azalea(AZ) and the garden tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. I used neem oil extract(70%) at rate of 1oz per gal at 11AM on the SH and GC & AZ too. It was much later than I had planned since sun was already on the plants for hours but felt I had no choice. No adverse effects from that -none I could see were burns. I really soaked the plants too. The BS was *gone* in a couple of days. I repeated the application a week later but much earlier in AM since the BS returned and have done it again. Unfortunately, I will be doing it every week and after every rain ... IOW, the plants don't seem to be sensitive. The garden tomatoes had (red) aphids and ithink whitefiles as well as some kind of fungus. The garden got sprayed in the (very) late afternoon. No direct sun on them but it was bloody hot. Plants actually looked like they perked-up a bit the next day and I could not see any red bugs! I have not seen any 'bad' bugs on the plants since then so no more spraying. ...but I will if I need to do it. I would say to not worry a lot about the heat but apply when there is not direct sun on the plants and use *only* the specified concentration as described by the label. Also, check the label to make sure your plants are listed as acceptable. One other thing: Growing plants in CA is diff' than here(I lived in San Diego for long time...) so if you feel a little worried, test on one plant without spraying the others. IIWM I'd pick the most infested for the test. Check the next day and if all is well, spray the others. Be sure to use a sprayer that will allow you to soak the plant and get *under* the leaves where the bugs are. HTHelps

rompar98, we had a very unusual heatwave here in NE Ohio too, and we were "only" up to 94F!!! Nothing compared to yours, I guess! Sigh... Anyway, my peonies only lasted for about 5 days in total... sob! The heat forced the buds to pop open, and then within a few days, they were brown around the edges and then the petals just started to fall off!!! And I waited all these months just for a few days of exceptional beauty.... sigh!