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Garden Master
i am going straight to the issues here.
The last time I ate sweet corn from our garden is 2010. You might wonder why I quit growing it, the answer is I grow it every year lol. It grows fine and tassels then the silk shows up and before it gets pollinated something eats the silks off. It happened at our old house, and is going on here the last 2 years. It is not deer they can no longer get in the garden, I am not seeing any caterpillars either. The only thing I see on the plants are earwigs. Last Sunday there was a small ear on a plant that must have not been the same as rest , just a random seed in the pack I think. Any way last night I went to see how it was doing , and guess what.
Thats right silk gone. I went out and picked up some Diatomaceous earth I have some neem oil somewhere, and a full Arsenal of chemical insecticides. What I need is a plan, or ideas what to try, the golden bantom imp is starting to tassel.also I looked around the plant and saw an earwig on it. What does everybody do in the corn patch to ensure a sweet corn harvest. I have to stop getting it from the produce stand, it down right depressing.
The last time I ate sweet corn from our garden is 2010. You might wonder why I quit growing it, the answer is I grow it every year lol. It grows fine and tassels then the silk shows up and before it gets pollinated something eats the silks off. It happened at our old house, and is going on here the last 2 years. It is not deer they can no longer get in the garden, I am not seeing any caterpillars either. The only thing I see on the plants are earwigs. Last Sunday there was a small ear on a plant that must have not been the same as rest , just a random seed in the pack I think. Any way last night I went to see how it was doing , and guess what.
Thats right silk gone. I went out and picked up some Diatomaceous earth I have some neem oil somewhere, and a full Arsenal of chemical insecticides. What I need is a plan, or ideas what to try, the golden bantom imp is starting to tassel.also I looked around the plant and saw an earwig on it. What does everybody do in the corn patch to ensure a sweet corn harvest. I have to stop getting it from the produce stand, it down right depressing.