Here we are at week seven and the corn tassels are quickly growing. I measured the corn height and is it, overall, between 40 to 50 inches tall. So close to four feet in average height. It is amazing how quickly it is still growing, considering the cooler, wetter July we have had so far.
This week, I added the last layer of blood meal for nitrogen, the first bone meal, which I will add every two weeks for the next month or so until the ears are well formed, and I sprinkled in the only additional layer of potash for the season. I mixed it all into the soil around the stalks and weeded, probably for the last time of the season.
The first photo shows just how behind the "replants" become, even though they were planted about two weeks after the others. The next photo is one of the tassels peeking out above the leaves, and the third is the overall height of the corn. It is thick and full. I compared the corn with the neighbors who planted theirs at the same time, and mine is taller and thicker. So, adding the nutrients on a regular basis has truly been rewarded during this cooler month (at least so far).
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| The Slow Growing Corn Stalk |
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| A Tassel |
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| Corn is between 40 - 50" tall. |
