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HELPING CORN POLLINATE
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17-05-2003, 07:32 PM
M. Tiefert
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HELPING CORN POLLINATE
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OSPAM (None) wrote:
I have just planted a 6 x 6 plot of sweet corn in a 1ft x 1ft grid.
I understand that in order to get maximum pollenization for full ears I need
to
help.
I am open for any advice this group can provide.
While drinking your morning cup of coffee, you can wander around among
your corn shaking pollen from the pollen thingies (my mind just went
blank - I really do know the word! somewhere...) onto the silks. Or,
without a coffee mug (since you'll need two hands, shake the pollen into
a paper bag and then pour pollen from the bag onto the silks.
cheers,
Marj
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