On Sep 1, 4:15*pm, Brooklyn1 Gravesend1 wrote:
On Sat, 1 Sep 2012 16:10:22 -0700 (PDT), Higgs Boson









wrote:
On Aug 29, 10:37*pm, Higgs Boson wrote:
On Aug 29, 7:01*pm, Kay Lancaster wrote:

On Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:49:47 -0700 (PDT), Higgs Boson wrote:
The stalks look healthy, but they are already making tassels, with
nary sign of ears.

Nabe nursey guy said it's a lost cause, but I wonder WHY? *They were
started well, transplanted well, took off like gangbusters. Why did
they -- if indeed nursery guy is right -- jump the gun?

Is there still a prayer?

http://s1260.photobucket.com/albums/.../?action=view¤....

Tassels always appear before ears.

Wow, that's a relief. *But an indictment of the nursery guy who told
me the opposite.

*But why the heck are you transplanting *corn???

With the high temperatures this summer in most of North America, I'd not count
on much of a crop. *High temperatures at an early point in pollen development
causes sterile pollen.

When I started them months ago in those little plastic compartments,
it was coolish. *The entire year has been anomalous in this area. We
didn't get any "real" heat until about 10 days ago, but which time the
corn was happily leaping toward the sky.

This was my first time starting corn in compartments; normally I just
plant in the ground. *But I was late with *everything* this year, so
thought I'd better err on the side of caution.

We shall see.

HB

***Just back from a reconnaissance of corn. *Plants *are* making SILK,
which ISTR is the sign of ears forming.

Is there a semantic problem? *I used the unscientific term "Tassels"
in my first post. *I was talking about the growth sticking up above
the plant, as should have been obvious from earlier pix.

The nursery guy may have misunderstood my q.

Anybody?

The tassels are the boy parts. *The silks are the girl parts.

This is going on in MY back yard!!! Horrors g

Corn is mostly fertilized by wind. *If you're going to plant a small
crop plant your corn in a circle for best pollination.

They are planted in two rows close to each other. See pic. We have
pretty good wind.
Will remember about circles for next year -- if we are all spared.

HB