[Corn] What does this mean? [PIC]

11 years ago

Okay so i'm growing the variety of corn called Dorinny Sweet. I was told it is a "short stalk" variety, and the stalks can get up to around 4-5 feet. Well this guy in this pic is like a foot and a half and already had that fuzzy/seedy looking tassle thinga-ma-bob (sorry don't know the name for it lol). This is my first time growing corn, but i THOUGHT you would only see this thing when the stalk is done growing and starts producing cobs?? Am I wrong? If so, what's going on here? is this normal? lol thanks for any help!

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gumby_ct
11 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
In the lower part of this pic is that an ear?
Is this growing at the beach?
Honestly, it looks like it was deprived of nutrients it needs to reproduce.

It does look like more than 1.5ft tall.
lilyd74 (5b sw MI)
11 years ago
Sandy soils are famous for losing nutrients quickly, and your corn does look distressed. Often, distressed plants will attempt to flower and fruit early (aka why your corn is trying to produce an ear and a tassel) so that they can make seeds and reproduce before they inevitably meet an early doom. If I were you, I would add as much organic material to that soil as I could manage to get and hope for better next year.
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digdirt2
11 years ago
Is that what that is - sandy soil? I thought at first it was snow. I'd be amazed if that soil could grow much of anything but yeah, that corn is definitely not normal. It is severely nutrient deprived and very likely will not produce anything. Is it all like this or only this one plant? Where are you located geekella?

Dave