Well my Mirai corn in the Earthbox trial was a bust. The top tassels came out so much sooner than the ears. By the time the tassels on the ears were showing the pollen was almost all gone and then it rained hard and I am sure all the pollen was washed off. I opened up a few of the ears this weekend and it was sparse kernal development. Bummer because the few kernals I did get were incredibly sweet. I planted another set of about 23 plants in a regular container a couple of weeks ago. Hopefully I won't run out of time to try it again this summer. They produce in about 70-75 days. This time I will bag the top tassels so the pollen is not gone when the ears develop. Does anyone know if that is unusual to have the ears come in so far behind the top tassels that the pollen is gone?
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