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grow corn (quokk.au)

submitted 5 days ago by Deceptichum@quokk.au to c/mop@quokk.au

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[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I actually did this, it went okay. I got some corn, but unfortunately for the best germination you need a pretty large field due to corn being wind pollinated.

I used maybe a 7×7 ft plot, so definently go bigger than that.

[–] LemmyFeed@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I grow corn every year and while you're right it does wind pollinate, you can help it along and hand pollinate. I grow in a 3x5 raised bed and have great success now that I hand pollinate them. I've even grown a single stalk of corn in a pot before, far away from other corn, and got a few ears off it.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago

If I try small plot corn again I will give it more vigorous handjobs

[–] astutemural@midwest.social 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The history nerd in me wants to suggest Three Sisters , but I have no idea how to go about it or if it would acutally work for your situation.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago

Three sister's doesn't fix the pollination issues, but of course as we see they do grow well together