Pollen is shed from the tassels above and usually moves through a garden or farm via the breeze, rather than with help from ...
There is also a practical design angle to this setup: edible plants can do double duty.
Companion planting is the practice of growing one plant to assist a different plant as part of a community of plants. Fruits, vegetables and herbs can be more productive and resilient when each plant ...
But late-season risks can still threaten yield potential before the combine enters the field. One of those risks is corn stalk rot. What looks like healthy stalks of corn from the road may already be ...
SPRINGVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) - Sweet corn is growing fast in the current heat, but a local farmer says what happens after the corn leaves the stalk matters just as much as what happens in the field. Gary ...
Is there any vegetable that screams Ohio summer more than sweet corn eaten on the cob? Some gardeners might argue that the tomato is the more popular vegetable grown in Ohio, and it is the state fruit ...
There are few summer flavors more nostalgic than corn on the cob. Nothing beats husking fresh farm stand corn over an outdoor trash can, grilling it alongside hamburgers and hot dogs, then taking a ...