I was thinking my popcorn was a complete failure, but no, 9 pretty ears. Yippee! I planted it late and then didn't water and lost most of the seedlings. I only had one row that grew well. With one row, I was surprised to get any pollination. I harvested today, even though the ears weren't fully dried on the stalks as it looked like a chipmunk started nibbling on an ear.
i love, love, love these! so pretty! between the blue jays, corn ear worms, and raccoons, i gave up on corn a long time ago. this might convince me to try again.
ReplyDeleteI think all those critters just haven't found my corn patch yet. I'm SURE they will. This is my second year growing popcorn here. Last year was a super harvest. In my harvests at my previous gardens and other gardener's corn at my community garden there is always a fight to escape the birds, worms and raccoons. If you haven't tried in a while, maybe they've forgotten about you.
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