I tried my hand growing corn this season. Knowing good and well it may be a failure. I wanted to see the characteristics of corn growing in my urban garden. I did get a couple of small ears to the table and rest looked like corn you get with your Chinese meal. But I did learn and will try again. I left a few ears on the dried up stalks and low and behold found what appeared to be the seeds that I originally started with. Pull the ear off and remove the kernels, place them on a plate and store in a cool dry place for a week or more. Then put them in an envelope and label the date and if you know the species. These will be used in my next corn growing trial.
