William Rose expounded:

My gardening book recommends against starting corn
inside. Any idea why?

It doesn't transplant well. I've read in other gardening books to
start them in peat pots (tear off the tops before planting so they
don't wick water from the rootball). People do this to get a jump on
the season, especially if it's been cold and damp. I've never
bothered, I just start them in the ground once it gets warm enough.
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Ann, gardening in Zone 6a
South of Boston, Massachusetts
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