City Corn

Having seen turn-of –the-20th-century sepia photos of corn grown in high density by Native Americans, it seemed plausible to grow corn in pots. So, in 2004, I grew 8’ corn in 7-3/4” containers.

There was considerable interest in the project. Unfortunately, my venture was not well documented. The garden will be replanted in 2005, along with occasional posting of the process of how to grow corn in pots.

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Monday, June 20, 2005

06/20/05
Ninth Week

Weather-wise, a better week





The leaves are starting to feel like velvet. This stubble will entrap the pollen in a few weeks.



When the plants are subjected to warm days, the leaves often develop s ripple. My hunch is this is the result of some kind of imbalance between water and growth, or an opportunity to develop more surface-to-area. The emergence of some stubble is visible in the photo's lower LH corner.



Thigh-high view of the corn crop.

posted by connie | 12:37 PM