Growing corn yourself will give you the sweetest, freshest ears, and all you need is a sunny spot. Growing corn in your garden isn’t difficult with some warm weather, lots of sun, and plenty of ...

“Seeing how tall corn can grow comes down to internode length and quantity,” Karl explains—in other words, the number of leaves a stalk has and the distance between those leaves. He learned early on ...

Anthracnose can be found on all parts of corn throughout the growing season. However, the disease is most often observed as a 1) leaf blight or spot, 2) top dieback, or 3) stalk rot. Foliar symptoms ...

Managing the shorter corn stalks and plant matter is another factor Blomgren encourages farmers to think through as they plan harvest. “If you’re running the header for a standard hybrid ...

When a corn plant produces flowers, it starts by putting out a tall green stalk with a central cone of buds that looks ever so slightly like a young ear of sweet corn. These stalks may grow up to ...

Think about all of the corn stalks, sunflower stalks, waste from annuals, Christmas trees, coconut shells, bean pods, peanut ...

Not sure about the rest of you, but this is the most frustrating off season ever. All this waiting and hoping and nothing seems to be happening. It’d be easy to slide down the slippery slope to ...

Strong corn stalks are a bit like the proverbial double ... up faster resulting in more uniform seed emergence and better plant stands. Less crop residue also means improved planter performance ...