And plenty-o-water, too. 2-4" per week after the silk appears.

"LJ" wrote in message
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Corn requires LOTS of fertilizer. Also, planting too close together can
cause this.

"Kenneth" wrote in message
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Howdy,

What environmental factors might cause the ears of corn (two
different varieties) to be rather small.

They are well formed, have great taste, are in proper
proportion, but are extremely small.

Any ideas?