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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
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 Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 06:53:36 AM
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I went out to the garden this morning to pick up weeding where I left off yesterday, only to find that about half of my corn had fallen over, leaning at a 45 degree angle.
At first I thought maybe pulling weeds yesterday had weakened the roots, but then I realized that the section I hadn't gotten to had many stalks leaning as well.
Around here the saying goes "Knee high by the fourth of July" but this corn is about thigh-high -- but then I'm short, so my thighs aren't all that elevated....
There's a good breeze blowing, but probably not strong enough to blow these over. Neither hubby or I heard any wind last night, and the stalks that fell over seemed to be random - one would be down, then two up, then two down, then one up.
I have a deer fence around my garden, so it PROBABLY wasn't deer.
I didn't notice any damage like racoons or other critters trying to eat it.
We've had a lot of rain this week, and I fertilized the corn this year with urea, so it is growing strong. Could it be too top-heavy?
At any rate, I propped it back up and piled dirt around the base of the plant - hopefully this is OK? Or should I stake it?
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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Why did my corn fall down?
