A learning journey of a city-slicker dreaming to live off of the land as much as possible, trying my hand at growing as much food as possible on a regular city plot. City Farm in the making with lots of pictures!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
funny lookin Corn
In Japanese they say,"It's missing teeth"
4 comments:
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Wow...looks like the kernels didn't develop on half of the cob. What could be the cause?
Hi M, it's because of a lack of pollination. Not enough pollen from surrounding corn stalks. I only had one row of corn. Usually you want about 3 rows for pollination. At least there were no worms in them!
Browsing your blog posts and great photos everywhere of your crops... you've had quite a nice harvest this year! You should be proud! Can I hear "Freedom Gardens" award winner for best garden?
hehehe, thanks D! It's my first time, so I was surprised I got that much. It's been fun. I hope take notes next year, thanks for the idea! Right now all I do is take pictures and weigh them. I hope I can do better next year!
4 comments:
Wow...looks like the kernels didn't develop on half of the cob. What could be the cause?
Hi M, it's because of a lack of pollination. Not enough pollen from surrounding corn stalks. I only had one row of corn. Usually you want about 3 rows for pollination. At least there were no worms in them!
Browsing your blog posts and great photos everywhere of your crops... you've had quite a nice harvest this year! You should be proud! Can I hear "Freedom Gardens" award winner for best garden?
hehehe, thanks D! It's my first time, so I was surprised I got that much. It's been fun. I hope take notes next year, thanks for the idea! Right now all I do is take pictures and weigh them. I hope I can do better next year!
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