What's wrong with my corn?

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - What's wrong with my corn?

Posted: 6/9/2021 7:55:39 PM EDT

I'm in zone 8b. Tried growing corn this year... Pics.

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Posted: 6/9/2021 8:02:41 PM EDT

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It did not get adequately pollinated. Each kernel of corn has it's own silk that must receive a grain of pollen on it to grow into a kernel.

That's why the silk is there to transport pollen to every kernel on the ear.

No pollen on that particular silk, no corn on that part of the ear.

Posted: 6/9/2021 8:03:21 PM EDT

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It did not get adequately pollinated. Each kernel of corn has it's own silk that must receive a grain of pollen on it to grow into a kernel.

That's why the silk is there to transport pollen to every kernel on the ear.

No pollen on that particular silk, no corn on that part of the ear.

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Yep

Posted: 6/9/2021 8:22:18 PM EDT

[#3]

Might be bugs
feeding on silks

Posted: 6/9/2021 11:28:36 PM EDT

[#4]

Possibly bugs eating silk but more likely you didn't plant enough corn. Corn doesn't pollinate well unless it's a fairly large patch of corn. This is why long patches of 1 or two rows don't work out well. It's better to do several short rows.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - What's wrong with my corn?

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