hand pollinating corn
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When to hand pollinate corn
Comments (5)liz h, Thanks very much for the pollination link. Yesterday, I picked 4 ears of corn growing in one of my EarthTainers, and I was disappointed that only the lower halfs of each ear had grown out - - with the upper half still undeveloped. I had carefully hand sprinkled the pollen on the silks when it first started falling, but I did that process only once. Maybe it takes repeated hand pollinations to make it "take". In any event, I have 4 more 'Tainers growing with corn at various stages, so I will be able to experiment over the next 3 months on technique. Am hoping to have corn on the table at Christmas. Raybo...See MoreHand Pollinate corn
Comments (2)If you want to get a little more accurate and efficient you can collect the pollen and sprinkle it over the silks or use a fine paintbrush to tap a cloud over the silks. Treat the tassle like a flower in a vase of water and collect the pollen http://www.flickr.com/photos/51251503@N03/5902137661/in/set-72157626992322605 It releases pollen from morning to mid day http://www.flickr.com/photos/51251503@N03/5927638378/in/set-72157626992322605...See Morehand pollinating corn -- when
Comments (1)After I posted I did a search on the topic. :) If I understand the posts, I should just give the plants a gentle shake as soon as the silks appear. This works best if the plants are dry....See Morehand pollinating corn
Comments (2)You can shake the tassles, you can shake them into a paper bag and try to empty the pollen onto the silks, etc. If the silks are out, some pollen may already have been dispersed, look at the leaves for signs. If there's lots of pollen on the leaves, you can try to bend a leaf to the silk and try to wipe it onto the silks. Plus if you have the right wind direction, that helps too....See Morepaulc_gardener
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