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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2015 10:43:03 GMT
Two nights ago we had a bad thunder storm. The next morning one of the best stands of sweet corn we have ever had was all laying flat on the ground. Not one single stalk was upright. Worked for most of the morning trying to stand them back up. Even tied string to fence and pulled down each row to "prop" the stalks. Packed dirt around bottom as best as we could. Today some are upright but most are flopping. Will just hope for the best. Thanks for letting me vent!  |
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Post by whisperwindkat on Jun 10, 2015 11:06:45 GMT
Oh, I am so sorry to hear that. We had one of those storms that layed our corn down one year. Most of it stood back up in time. Praying that yours will as well. Blessings, Kat
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Post by bergere on Jun 10, 2015 11:23:26 GMT
Seems like the storms are getting worse. This last storm in this area.... did a number on quite a few local grain farms. Wheat flatten, corn leaning badly.
Hope your corn struggles on and grows some ears for you.
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Post by Ozarks Tom on Jun 10, 2015 13:32:00 GMT
I've got a neighbor who's lost corn like that twice, so for the last 5 years he's put T-posts in the ends of the rows and run cord through the patch. Only about a 30' x 20' area, but he loves his sweet corn.
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Post by jassytoo on Jun 10, 2015 15:45:02 GMT
I'm so sorry. All that work! I hope the rest of it perks up ok.
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Post by ohiodreamer on Jun 10, 2015 20:11:10 GMT
Our popcorn got mutilated in a storm last year. It was our first time ever to grow corn, so we didn't know what to do. So we just left it. It was a pain to harvest, but it still grew popcorn. Of course we live in town, so it was only about 35 stalks....so harvesting the mutilates stalks by hand wasn't a problem. Not sure what someone with a larger field would do......even 100 stalks would be daunting.
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Post by oggie on Jun 10, 2015 22:11:10 GMT
Be careful.
It might be the work of a cereal killer!
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Post by vickilynn on Jun 10, 2015 23:15:05 GMT
I live where corn will lodge easily because we have no windbreak. Some varieties of corn lodge easier than others. I have the best luck growing Bodacious, planting it in a trench, filling in as it grows, and then hilling it real good. Lodging is worse if the corn is almost ready with heavy, filled ears.
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Post by patty on Jun 11, 2015 0:49:18 GMT
I don't blame you for venting! Let's hope it will be okay.
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Post by Bear Foot Farm on Jun 11, 2015 1:18:25 GMT
Most everyone I know who has had Bodacious will never try another variety.
I can't imagine a better tasting corn
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