Worms in corn stalks
linda_8a_westofdfw_tx
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farmerdill
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drying corn stalks
Comments (7)If the ears are not mature and the kernels hard, cutting the stalks now will result in shrunken kernels which won't be very attractive. Also, if you cut the stalks and dry/store in the garage, they will retain their current color. When the corn matures and the stalks start to dry down or freeze down, the sun and moisture serve to bleach the color out to create the "fall" look. As a result in order to get that fall appearance to the stalks you will need to leave them outside long enough to ripen and dry down. Once there, you can cut the stalks and store where the squirrels won't get them....See MoreCorn stalks falling over.
Comments (31)Well - this post is a bit late since the last one was 2 years ago but this is my experience. We live on a ridge in the foothills and wind is always an issue. We get blowdown about every year. We've tried hilling, trenching and praying. No joy. Two years we tried to tie up the poor stalks. It seemed as if we were doing more damage than good and it was an awful lot of work. The last two years we have delegated it to Mother Nature. Most of the stalks stood back up really well. A few stayed on the ground but set ears fairly well. That will be my method from now on - More time for wine.......See MoreCorn Stalks
Comments (6)I'd feed them to the cows. I always save my corn stalks for one of my ranching neighbors and his cows love them. You could put them in the compost pile, but they are incredibly slow to break down. Other than putting them in the compost pile, feeding them to the cows is the best option because all corn plant debris is prone to harbor overwintering corn pests, so you want to get rid of that corn debris and then hope that will decrease how many corn pests overwinter in or near your garden. There is a method of bed-building in permaculture where you build beds by essentially stacking up brush and tree limbs and then piling dirt and compost on top of them, but because of the issue of overwintering corn pests, I wouldn't do this with corn stalks. Here is a link that might be useful: Hugelkultur Beds...See Moreneed help with corn stalk.
Comments (1)many let them dry in place to use for Halloween decor 2. chop off a couple inches above ground to let the roots decompose into the soil and put the rest into the compost bin 3. pull up entire plant and stack off to side to let them fully dry and then a. chop for compost pile b. burn c. chop and use as mulch on the garden d. pile on unused part of the garden and let them winter decompose in place then till in come Spring A good machete or a well-sharpened hand axe is real handy when dealing with corn stalks. ;-) Dave...See Morefarmerdill
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