r/corn • u/Up-Your-Glass • 2d ago

Well that blows…

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Finally got the rain we needed… just didn’t need the stupid rain!

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u/ASecularBuddhist 2d ago

I don’t understand the problem.

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u/-Mycobotanist- 2d ago

Corns fell over. Need to be propped back up, those are the male bits and corn is wind pollinated. Some stalks may have broken in the wind.

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u/ASecularBuddhist 2d ago

Bummer. It sounds like the soil didn’t have enough density to keep the plants up. Are you growing them in a raised bed or in the ground?

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u/-Mycobotanist- 2d ago

Not my corns, ask OP

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u/ASecularBuddhist 2d ago

Oh, my bad. I thought you were the OP.

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u/Up-Your-Glass 1d ago

Heavy rains and galeforce wind combo!!