oh-oh--- guess i'm in trouble if i expect a lot of roast'n ears!
Thanks so much for reminding me of the pollination method.. i'd
totally forgotten,but having been forwarned, i will not suffer so much
disapointment when thelittle ears come out snagle-toothed..: )... i
only have an area 4 ft by about 20 feet planted and i pretty much
saturated the area and the long sides of the area run north and south,
so hopefully, since our wind is primarily from the southsouth west,
maybe some of it will end up polinated, but not all of it. BUT!! it is
so pretty! it has even tassled! i will enjoy it whether or not it
bears, just enjoy sitting on the porch/patio and watching the breezes
ripple it. beautiful shades of shiny green... taller than the fence...
have a chain link fence and while practical, not very pretty, but the
corn is.. and this fall, i can make a corn shock thingie for
thanksgiving and/or hallow'en!!!
I'll have plenty for that!...i think..
lee h/tvksi

dps wrote in message ...
Lee wrote:

...I am also a novice at this as it
has been about 50 years since i have planted corn myself. Left that
job to others during the past years...


Corn, being wind pollinated rather than insect pollinated, needs a
fairly large block to form good ears. A few stalks here and there won't
hack it. I would plant 3 rows minimum. If you're strapped for space, you
might get away with rows 5 or 10 feet long, but bigger is better. If the
ears don't get pollinated thoroughly, you will get ears with lots of
missing kernels. Not only does it reduce the edible yield, it makes them
harder to eat.