Saturday, June 27, 2009

The internet is for corn!

(or: Knee high by the 25th of June!)

knee high before the 4th of July

Given our very late start, I was quite surprised that the corn reached knee high by the 23rd or so of June. Especially given that my knees are rather higher than average.

Photo by A.

4 comments:

Jayne said...

It's looking good!

Karen Anne said...

How big is your corn patch? Someone suggested I try growing corn, but I read that you need a big patch because it's wind pollinated, so I wimped out.

Christopher Busta-Peck said...

It's not that big - there are about 60 plants (two varieties). It is wind pollinated, but the number only really matters if you're trying to save seed - in which case you want at least 100 plants.

A. said...

Karen Anne - I've always been told by my folks that the important part is planting them in a grid rather than a straight line. The grid increases the likelihood that the pollen is spread between the plants. Since my dad comes from a long line of corn farmers in Maryland..I trust his advice. :D