Corn pollination is a weird process unlike many other annual crops you’ll grow in your garden. It’s a wind pollinated plant, meaning our beneficial pollinators don’t really play a part in the process. So if you’re growing a small amount of sweet corn, this is a foolproof method for corn pollination that takes under three minutes.
Be sure to check out my other videos on how to grow corn, even in small spaces!
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So you can use one male part to pollinate the same plants – even if the male and female parts are on the same plant?
I have a tiny corn crop of only three plants, so just one male part from any of the plants will pollinate all three?
Does it matter if the corn is pollinated by another type of corn taste wise? I’m growing popcorn and sweet corn. I’m thinking it will only effect the genetics of the next generation, but I’m not collecting seeds.
Thank you for sharing this. I had no idea. I will do this today.
Wow, this is awesome. It's my first year growing corn, and only 1 of my seeds sprouted. I was so worried I wouldn't be able to grow anything at all. Thanks so much for this video!
I thought once the silks turn color they have been pollinated already.
Can it be from the same plant the male and Female wouldnt that be plant incest shouldnt you mix it
thank you!
Going to grow a small plot of corn next year. Blue miniature popping corn. Corn noob so wish me luck!
I live in a high wind area and was very worried about this. Problem solved! Thanks for the video!
Lol I guess I have the second smallest corn patch
When u cutted off the thing with pollen does it hurt or harm the sweet corn?
I’ve got my first tassel on a stalk of corn. No silks yet. Would I be able to shake the tassel of pollen into a paper envelope and later use that to hand pollinate, once my silks have formed? Or will the tassel of pollen remain for long enough? This is my first time growing corn. I’m very much still a beginner!
Thank you so much I have a small corn patch and the video was really helpful.
Thanks for this! I have corn growing in our compost pile that is approximately that big of a patch. I thought it would be too small but this gives me hope.
I love your video! Thank you so much! Hope there will be some corn in my mini-garden as well :o)
My corn patch is very interesting. The smaller corn stalk about 2 feet already have male tassel and corn silk BUT my nice big tall very healthy looking corn stalk about 4ft high does not have anything (no male tassel, no corn silk) just nice healthy looking stalk….so what happen and what do I need to do? Thanks.
The real question, a year later is, did it work? Perhaps there is a follow up video?
Do you need to wait for the silks to be purple to hand polinate?
Or polinate when silks are green?
Corn porn!
Is that dragonfruit cactus back there? I actually have over a hundred corn plants, so I'll probably be fine, but it really is a small area, so why not be thorough. It's basically like, imagine the lawn area around a city corner lot. I've pretty much filled it with food plants. It's amazing how people will just waste their land growing grass when they could get food for way less work tbh.
There's no instructions on WHEN the time is right
Lol you dont have the smallest. I only have 3 stalks and one is a runt. First year trying things out, learning along the way. I have shedding tassels but dont see any silks…
Can I save cut tassels until the silks emerge?
Just a little reminder. Not all tassels emerge at the same time and not all silks appear at once. It's true that the tassels fade after 10 days, but that depends on when they emerged. Younger tassels produce pollen after the older ones have stopped
Thank you, the middle section of your video came right up when I googled "How to pollinate corn", and that section is exactly what I needed. Thank you!
Very handy video! We planted 6 kernels, 4 successfully grown, and my dad just told me to "shake the tassels"! Didn't know what he was talking about, so found your video! All makes sense now!
https://youtu.be/gu-6lEqGZ8Y