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Picked some of our corn today. The further left you go is where we ran out of compost.

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[โ€“] The_v 44 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's a pretty good example of a few things.

Starting from left.

Ear 1 & 2 lack of fertility early on.

Ear 3 severe pollination issues - no fertility problems.

Ear 4 and 5 - ran out of fertility around tasseling.

Ear 6 moderate pollination issues - looks like the plant germinated late.

Ear 7 is immature

Ear 8 - tip back - either genetic or linked to planting density/light levels.

Ear 9 - on the edge with full light and adequate nutrition.

[โ€“] Toylerrr 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This reminds me of those cookie diagrams showing too much salt and too little flour

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