Lee wrote:
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




Since you don't have much, you might try the following:

Watch for the ears to show silk.

When you see silk, cut off a tassel and gently rub it on silk. Do this
on all the ears. Next day cut off another and wipe it on the silk. Do
this on the upwind corn first. If you enjoy the view of the corn, you
can cut the tassels that are least visible from your patio. Repeat this
process for a week or so, until you start to see some of the silk
turning brown.

This is not guaranteed to work, but it may take the place of limited
wind pollination.