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"Higgs Boson" wrote in message
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On Oct 16, 3:43 pm, "David E. Ross" wrote:
On 10/16/12 2:46 PM, Higgs Boson wrote:

This sorry spectacle presents the results of what started out as a
fairly decent corn patch.

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

Even allowing for (a) late cold Spring and (b) my procrastination and
(c) effects of global warming ?, I expected better. The plants looked
very healthy. But in the end, not one had full-filled ears.

Anyone in climates similar to So Calif coastal have a clue?

TIA

HB

Did you plant in a single row? Or did you plant in a block with closely
spaced rows?

Your photo looks like what happens when the tassles did not get enough
pollen, which happens when corn is planted in a single row or in
multiple rows with too much separation between the rows.

Thanks for suggestion, but corn was not planted in a single row. The
separation between the rows was quite small -- less than a foot.

Any thoughts from people in other climes?
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Sorry HB but I can't suggest anything even though we too have had similar
crappy crops in the past. When that's happened I've suspected a)
Insufficinet heat and b) perhpas not regular enough watering on my part.
Both of those are suspicions I always have when things fail round here
garden wise.

Next year you could try to facilitate insemination, as with cucurbits.

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