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Hamilton Nj

can anyone tell me if your corn has the tassles coming outand it has no ears yet is that bad it is about 4 foot high and 1/2 inch to 1 inch around but no ears yet lol any help would be greatly appreciated thanks pizzapete and it is white corn from burppeee

7/11/2010 2:38:25 PM

Rapid City, SD

maybe corn doesn't grow in new jersey.........lol

7/11/2010 3:09:23 PM

Pataskala,OH

The corn doesn't start until a week or so after the tassels appear.

7/11/2010 8:10:54 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Nic, here in Kentucky when the tassles come out, if you look close the ears is there!!! It is small compared to the tassles, but it is there!!! It's sorta like a pea sized female pkn, compared to a male pkn blossom!!! These weird growth structure (pkns, & corn) seem to bring them selves together at the correct time frame!!!LOL
Pete, my only advice would be...if it aint been rainin, give yer corn a lil water!!! Peace, Wayne

7/12/2010 12:15:56 AM

Hamilton Nj

thanks guys ill water it some more and give it a while hope it comes out alright id be happy with 6 ears lol thanks again pizzapete

7/12/2010 6:36:21 PM

Navarre,OH

My maize did the same thing. Tassles starting to peek over the top for about a week or so then outta nowhere the ears are here! Is yours rooting like crazy pete? This is my first year at giant maize and there are roots everywhere. I planted these plant almost 7" deep so I know they are planted deep enough. The bottom of my stalks(above ground) have a buttload of roots coming out and reaching to the ground. Almost looks like an octopus. LOL

7/27/2010 3:18:27 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Billium, I had a tall one last year...17'8"!!! and it too had roots coming outta the stalk over 6" above ground level!!! I wonder if burying those above ground roots would help? Peace, Wayne

7/28/2010 12:25:27 AM

Netherlands

Wayne, in the 1940s growers used to box up their plants and add soil as the roots grew above soil. Most of the 25 ft + stalks were grown back then (must have been nice weather in the 40s too...).

7/28/2010 4:58:50 AM

Hamilton Nj

the watrer trick helped me wayne give tour plants a little water and some love see what happens lol got about 2 dozen ears and there still coming thanks pizza

7/29/2010 12:36:52 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Pizza,thanks for the kudo's, and certainly the water dint hurt anything, but I truly think that the secret was just "time" !!! Curious as to what variety it is? Sounds like Silver Queen, but so many new varieties around, makes that a guess!!! My new favorite is "Gotta Have It".(2nd year growin it) Poor germination rate, but best eatin corn I ever have et!!! My 2nd vav, is now Bodacious!!! Eat em up, and be happy!!! Peace, Wayne

7/30/2010 12:17:51 AM

Navarre,OH

Seems I keep ending up with corn with a bad germination rate. Its getting really old having to plant corn more than once to get corn to grow LOL

7/30/2010 9:43:42 AM

Hamilton Nj

silver queen it is lol

7/30/2010 11:56:38 AM