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Gem glass1/17/2024 ![]() That’s a little too much in opposition to my garden’s rustic aesthetic, so I like a more natural approach: blackberry brambles. One solution to this issue is duct-taping ears to the stalk. If they discover your corn, they have been known to steal a whole yards’ worth in a few nights. Now that you have pollinated corn ears, you have a new challenge, depending on the critter profile of your garden. Flower stalks (left) and corn silk/tassels (right) from Glass Gem Popcorn Protecting Light winds on a dry day can help this process along, but you can also gently tap the flower stalks on a dry but windless day to release the pollen gently down to the tassels. So, each piece of silk must be visited by a mote of pollen from the flower stalks. Each of the silk tassels on each potential ear correspond to a single kernel. Keep your corn patch well watered. If you have high winds blow through, and one of the stalks falls over, pick it back up and support it as best you can immediately after.Īs your corn gets taller, you will start to notice some growth in addition to the leaves: proto-corn ears with silky tassels, and flower stalks (note, these are not necessarily the official terms, but are what I call them). Ants don’t bother it too much, so don’t freak out if you see them exploring the stalks. Unless you find a lot of grasshoppers in your yard, your corn should be fairly pest-free as it grows to full size. Growing More than knee high by the 4th of July! Two corn stalks will never grow well in one space. I’m sorry, but you need to choose your favorite and either ever-so-carefully pull out the other from the soil or snip it off at the soil level. If you like to plant two or more seeds per hole, you may see two little corn sprouts. I like to plant mine in rectangular or square blocks to maximize pollination, and also to let the stalks protect each other from wind.Īs you keep the planting area well watered, you will see spouts that look like grass (corn is a grass, so this is not just a coincidence!) pop up after about a week. Corn stalks will need to be next to other corn to fully pollinate. You can absolutely plant corn in rows or circles, but make sure that they are not in one continuous line. Seeds should be planted between 1″ to 2″ in the soil, and each seed hole should be 12 inches from any other. You’ll want to plant corn into the ground directly–it does not like to be transplanted. Corn stalks, because of their height, can be knocked down. Less guaranteed sunny days means more time to mature.Ĭhoose a full-sun spot in your garden that is protected from wind, if possible. That’s far past the “110 Days” on the seed packet. I planted in late May last year, and didn’t harvest until late October. In the sunny areas, you can read that as just “corn,” but be sure to get those seeds in the ground in April, May, or June. ![]() short season corn) will have time for a full growing season given the lack of truly hot days. If you look at my Planting Calendar you’ll see I only ever say “early corn.” In most of the foggy areas, only early corn (i.e. You plant as soon as you can and hope you get a solid season in. Growing corn in the Bay Area is a lot like growing it anywhere else. ![]() A Glass Gem Corn plant sprout (tomato cage to deter cats and raccoons from digging here). ![]()
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