05/30/05Sixth Week

The pots have been spread apart, they are about 14”-15” apart. More distance between the plants means more sun, bigger leaves, and larger corncobs. Although the plant seed packet says to plant to 10-12 inches apart, 14” is still close enough for successful pollination, or the plants can be moved closer together for several weeks.

Taller plants have been relocated to the north end (top) of the photo. This will allow the shorter plants to have more sun.

Leaves emerge alternately from both sides of the stocks on a 180-degree plane. The plants have been set so the leaves are creating an alternate N-S, E-W pattern. This should allow for more sun to each leaf. The stock of the plants on the E-W axis, will attempt to turn to a N-S orientation. The smaller plants in the first rows of the above photos are all on a N-S axis.

The plant that wound up on the patio is growing a second stock, which is now larger than the original.

One plant has some holes in the leaves. Not sure if this was done while moving pots around, around, or if something is nibbling.

05/28/05Side-Plants Appear

The past three days have been in the upper 80s, and mid-90s. Today, several of the more mature corn stocks are exhibiting side-plants.

Last year, suckers started to develop sometime after pollination.

05/23/05Fifth Week

Four pots remain on the table, two of these might be transplanted. The plant of the right-hand side, is just above the pot’s rim.

The plant that somehow wound up on the patio about ten days ago seems to be growing anew at the left-hand of it’s original stock.

Several photos of the crop.

05/17/05Fourth Week

Down to nine plants on the tabletop corn crop. I dropped a pot on one of these, and it may not recover. One did not germinate, the seed opened underground, but did not push up. Twenty nine of thirty seeds germinated.

Twenty plants are not in their pots. The roots on the seedlings transplanted this week were starting to coil in the bottom of the pots. The roots are fairly brittle by nature, so did not try to straighten them. They will find their way as they did last summer. Two photos taken at different angles.

The plant in the lower right hand corner of last week’s twelve plants on the patio appeared to have jumped out of its pot, roots and all. There did not seem to have been any squirrel excavate. It is doing better.



The crop seems to be doing fine, in spite of a cool week and lots of rain. The plants on the patio have done much better than those on the table. The plants on the lower row, and right-hand column were planted today. They are about ten days younger than the other plants. The larger pots are no doubt a contributing factor, and my hunch is that the concrete keeps the roots warmer at night.

5/10/05Third Week

The plants continue to grow.

Twelve plants have been transferred to larger pots.

05/05/05Leaf Details

Several of the plants are beginning to display their characteristic ruffled leaves.

05/02/05Second Week

Another good week for growing corn, 29 of 30 seeds have come up for sun.
The current crop at two weeks is about as large (and healthier) as those in the April 10 photos at almost five weeks.