I planted 30 seeds which 25 germinated,Leigh accidentally chopped one down when he was trimming the grass so we now have 24 really healthy looking plants.
I have spent time each dry morning pollenating them once they grew the tassels and silks, so hopefully they will be full of kernels with no large gaps.
Each slik thread is a little corn kernel so its important to help with the pollination rather than totally rely on the wind.Sweetcorn is wind pollenated so no benefit to the bees sadly but it has amused me to get out there and pollenate.The spiders love hiding in there, those funny looking ones with the large ball shaped bodies and massive long legs.Luckily spiders don't bother me but I do hate it when I find an Earwig,cant stand those things and will happily stamp on them,Ewwww
A few photos at different stages, sadly I didn't take any photos when they were really small.
Growing stronger by the day
Complete with tassels and silks
Silks waiting to be pollenated
Close up of the silks
Ripening ear of corn
Hoping to harvest a couple in the next few weeks,I'm glad they have grown at different rates as I can lengthen the harvest time without having to freeze a load in one go.
This is something we will definitely be doing again and possibly twice the amount.
