Growing: Corn
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:37 pm
Growing: Corn
Original post by "Upinak" At American Preppers Network:
Corn?
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(Upinak):
Okay.. so I am growing corn. Did better then I thought I was going to do. Corn in now 5 ft tall and has these, what looks to be almost wheat like looking things coming out of them (is that the cob?) and I am starting to see the tassles!
What are the wheat looking things?
I feel so ignorant as I have looked at pics and read up but nobody really describes this thing other then to look for the tassles and wait for the cobs to show in their sheaths.
(AlaskaRose):
The wheat looking things have the pollen so could be considered the flowers or the male portion of the plant. The tassles are the female portion waiting to be fertilized. When you shake the wheat portion when it is ready, it will let pollen fall on the tassles.
Even if you don't get mature ears, harvest the immature ears and use as the baby corn you get in chinese restaurants. They are also good sliced and added whole to stew, adds crunch and corn flavor. They are good added to pickled vegetables, also.
Original post by "Upinak" At American Preppers Network:
Corn?
* Link Unavailable. This site is no longer active and available to view on line.
(Upinak):
Okay.. so I am growing corn. Did better then I thought I was going to do. Corn in now 5 ft tall and has these, what looks to be almost wheat like looking things coming out of them (is that the cob?) and I am starting to see the tassles!
What are the wheat looking things?
I feel so ignorant as I have looked at pics and read up but nobody really describes this thing other then to look for the tassles and wait for the cobs to show in their sheaths.
(AlaskaRose):
The wheat looking things have the pollen so could be considered the flowers or the male portion of the plant. The tassles are the female portion waiting to be fertilized. When you shake the wheat portion when it is ready, it will let pollen fall on the tassles.
Even if you don't get mature ears, harvest the immature ears and use as the baby corn you get in chinese restaurants. They are also good sliced and added whole to stew, adds crunch and corn flavor. They are good added to pickled vegetables, also.