"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
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Suzanne D. wrote:

My question is: Would ears get large and full if they were NOT
pollinated? Or can I actually expect some good eatin' out of these in
a few weeks?

The ears grow without pollen but each full kernel on each ear is the
result of a pollination event, they don't develop without pollination.
You will see some ears with missing kernels these are the ones that missed
out.

I read somewhere that the turning brown of the silks is an indication that
pollination was successful. My silks start out pale yellow-green and grow a
maroon color after time, and then dry and crumble away. Is this the "brown"
that I hear about, or do some types of corn have maroon silks no matter
what?
--S.