Thread: Corn Quandry
View Single Post
Old April 14, 2019   #4
Worth1
Tomatovillian™
 
Worth1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
Posts: 38,539
Default

How deep did you plant the seeds?
I see no reason to hill corn if planted deep enough as a matter of fact a small hill hoed up next to the row wont be much help keeping the corn upright in a wind storm.
Hoeing that hill up at the wrong time will do more harm than good by cutting roots that otherwise would help hold the corn up.
If you have exposed roots coming off the sides of the main stalk they are called prop roots.
A tiller is a stalk that grows next to the base of the main stalk it has nothing to do with helping keep the corn upright.

Sometimes even the best of planting and plans cant keep the corn from blowing over in small patches because there is no wind break as there would be for a big field of corn.
Worth1 is offline   Reply With Quote