My guess would be that it’s underripe, but although I know a lot about grasses in general I don’t know much about corn specifically, so I may be missing something
Critical_Thinker_4ev
Perhaps a pollination issue where they have not developed and looks like the ear should have been left intact a bit longer to mature.
edit: If you find yourself with a lot of ears that appear to have kernels that did not develop (not seeing the issue in your photo) and only have a small amount of corn and/or it is sheltered where wind distribution might be an issue, try some hand pollinating next year.
You can simply shake the tassels above the developing silk of the ear, hold a piece of paper underneath the tassles when you shake and roll up to a funnel and distribute over the silk, or even snip a couple pieces off (just one or two with the danglies that look like they are mature enough to have pollen inside) and brush them over top your silk.
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My guess would be that it’s underripe, but although I know a lot about grasses in general I don’t know much about corn specifically, so I may be missing something
Perhaps a pollination issue where they have not developed and looks like the ear should have been left intact a bit longer to mature.
edit: If you find yourself with a lot of ears that appear to have kernels that did not develop (not seeing the issue in your photo) and only have a small amount of corn and/or it is sheltered where wind distribution might be an issue, try some hand pollinating next year.
You can simply shake the tassels above the developing silk of the ear, hold a piece of paper underneath the tassles when you shake and roll up to a funnel and distribute over the silk, or even snip a couple pieces off (just one or two with the danglies that look like they are mature enough to have pollen inside) and brush them over top your silk.