journey11
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Everything looks great! Did the ears on your corn fill out well after all that torture they endured? My corn is a day or two from picking... Yea!
Pickles, onions and finally...CORN
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dewdropsinwv
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Journey, they filled out pretty nice! I'm actually surprised we got that much corn after being knocked down 3 times.
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MontyJ
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It did fill out OK for the most part. As I was harvesting yesterday I did feel several that were not, but I left them for a couple more days to see if it improves. The second time it went down was right at tasseling stage. I was fortunate enough to get it upright again or I would have had very poor pollination.
ninnymary
Garden Master
Monty, I'm always amazed at how high your yields are. I want to try a few plants of corn next year. Want to know what all the fuss is about of eating fresh picked corn!
Mary
Mary
dewdropsinwv
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Mary once you try fresh picked corn you wont want the store bought ever again. I cant believe we got what we did considering the weather we have had.ninnymary said:
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MontyJ
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Don't try just a few plants, you will get poor germination. If you just want to give it a try, I would suggest doing two or three hills. Make the hills six feet in circumference and plant about 16 seeds to a hill. You can also grow in small blocks of ten feet by ten feet. Plant the corn in rows two feet apart with twelve inches between plants. Never plant a single or even just two rows of corn. It will not germinate worth a crap.ninnymary said:
Once your corn is ready (about three weeks after the silks appear), pick a nice full one, husk it on the way to the house and drop it into a pot of boiling water for 3-5 minutes. Then, and only then, will you know what all the fuss is about
digitS'
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You are "supposed" to be able to massage or stroke the ears on a small number of plants so as to encourage pollination.
The idea is that you are moving pollen around with your hands, from the tassel and husks, onto the silk.
I know nothing more about this nor the rate of success. Just thought I'd toss it out there
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Steve
The idea is that you are moving pollen around with your hands, from the tassel and husks, onto the silk.
I know nothing more about this nor the rate of success. Just thought I'd toss it out there
.Steve
