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Rural/Farm Life

yellowdogintexas

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4. Yes. About a dozen stalks, planted in a square should do it.

Reply to leftieNanner (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 5, 2024, 09:01 PM

Aug 2024

I have driven on country roads with 6 foot tall field corn on both sides of the road. Huge fields of it. When it pollinates, the pollen just hangs in the humid Kentucky night air. Talk about an allergy trigger!!

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So I like an ear of corn during during the summer. [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2024 OP

For corn to germinate leftieNanner Aug 2024 #1

To be completely honest, I didn't plant it. I suspect the bird feeders on the deck helped. OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2024 #3

Going out on a limb here cyclonefence Aug 2024 #6

We can only speculate how they got planted. OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2024 #7

Yes. About a dozen stalks, planted in a square should do it. yellowdogintexas Aug 2024 #4

Too funny cilla4progress Aug 2024 #2

Nicely done. cachukis Aug 2024 #5

As I always say... 2naSalit Aug 2024 #8

Reminds me, need to order 2 cords of wood, seasoned. OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2024 #9

Good time to... 2naSalit Aug 2024 #13

I'm thinking 2 cords, with the 1/2 cord left last year should do it. Actually I got 2-1/2 cords last year OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2024 #14

We used to grow corn I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2024 #10

That sounds idyllic. 3catwoman3 Aug 2024 #11

It's one of the few I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2024 #12

I'm sorry you didn't have more happy times to look back on. 3catwoman3 Aug 2024 #16

Great memories! OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2024 #15