Soil nutrients have such a marked effect on corn

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• The_v@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It’s a pretty good example of a few things.

  Starting from left.

  Ear 1 & 2 lack of fertility early on.

  Ear 3 severe pollination issues - no fertility problems.

  Ear 4 and 5 - ran out of fertility around tasseling.

  Ear 6 moderate pollination issues - looks like the plant germinated late.

  Ear 7 is immature

  Ear 8 - tip back - either genetic or linked to planting density/light levels.

  Ear 9 - on the edge with full light and adequate nutrition.

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  • Toylerrr@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    This reminds me of those cookie diagrams showing too much salt and too little flour

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• Lemmylefty@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The sound you just heard is 45,000 men simultaneously and furiously searching for the long term effects of compost exposure.

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  • Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Lmfao. Took me a second

    Guess you could say that are low in P

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• Grass@geddit.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Damn that’s something. I never even got to that point with my corn. Something would chew the stalks and topple them all and not even eat the damn thing and just leave the fallen plants there.

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• Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  This is likely N deficiency.

  Here’s a guide to corn nutrient requirements pacificseeds.com.au/…/Corn-nutrition-guide.pdf

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• eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I stopped trying to grow corn in my small backyard as it wasn’t worth the effort for the amount of space it would take up to get good pollination. Once it gets to the middle of summer here in the southern hemisphere, corn becomes really cheap to buy anyway.

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  • The_v@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Plant it in a small high density block. Say 1m x 2m. You can put a plant every 15-20cm equidistantly in full sunlight.

    You’ll need to fertilize them heavily, but it works really well.

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    • eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I might try again next year. I’m slowly reclaiming the lawn and turning it into growing spaces so should have more room then.

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  • Spacebar@lemmy.world [bot] ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Growing popping corn is so much easier

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• trimmerfrost@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Third one looks inbred

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  • Ikaros@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Third one looks like it smoked some crack and now is missing some teeth.

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