How to pollinate corn

[@amandawilson8935]

This video is 10 years old and it's so helpful!!! Thank you much!

[@ourroadtocollegecheerleadi1708]

This was super helpful to me. I’m growing corn for the first time and I’m learning a lot. It’s harder than it looks.

[@axxeman2002]

Yes indeed, me too. I'm in the UK and decided to give it a try. As you said, a simple super helpful video. Whatever did we do before You Tube assistance!

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you, so glad you found the information useful ! :)

[@miguelharo8220]

@@HomesteadersFreedom buenas tardes, como puede traducir el video a español , subtítulos no me da la opción, gracias.

[@ab_ab_c]

Corn is pretty easy to grow, actually. You just need to ensure your soil has plenty of nitrogen & you keep the plants watered.

[@misakit.4110]

Thank you! I didn't know anything about the corn plant until this video. Extremely helpful. Thank you 🥰

[@rekster11]

Great corn video! I’m a first time 🌽 grower that’s no longer clueless about hand-pollinating 😀

[@joeyossarian4689]

Thank you for a simple way to explain this process.

[@LiliansGardens]

Thanks for this. I hope to plant about twenty corn next year. Great to know I can use this method on a small scale garden.. I'm subbed now.

[@goldengirl65]

Terrific basic clear info. Just what I was looking for. Thanks.

[@ericb6481]

Thanks for sharing from Australia, I think I need to do this to my corn in a few days.

[@markedid5818]

Good video. Answered all the questions I was wondering about.

[@JessieK]

Great tutorial, thank you! I have just a few stalks growing in 5 gallon buckets so I knew I was going to have to hand pollinate but had no idea how. Thanks again!

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thanks so much for watching! I'm glad the video helped, I hope your corn comes out nice! :)

[@silverxxvi8193]

Thanks for the tip on pollinating every silk, I'll try to do that. I have 6 plants growing indoors in tomato growbags (3 per bag) supported by canes. They're over 8' tall and each has 2 or 3 cobs. I collect extra pollen in an open jar, because sometimes the pollen drops before the silks appear. I don't seal the jar otherwise the pollen sticks together with condensation. Another 3 plants outdoors are growing well but at a slower pace (UK weather). If growing indoors be aware they produce a lot of pollen and surrounding surfaces end up coated in yellow powder and seed cases - I should have enclosed the male flowers in a paper bag as the video states.

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching and it sounds like your plants are doing amazing! Yea corn pollen gets everywhere, sometimes early in the morning you can go out an tap your corn plants and just watch the pollen fly off ! :)

[@abishjasso5531]

This is my first time growing corn and to be honest I had no idea of the growing process. Until the male stalks started to grow I was like “what is this?” Is my corn supposed to look like this in the beginning?” Haha so ignorant 😂 I’m happy I found your video. Very well explained!!! Thank you so much!!

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching Homesteaders Freedom! Yes corn takes a while to get tall and each plant is both male and female. The male pollen portion is on the top and the females are the corns and the cornsilks catch the pollen. So happy your trying your hand at growing corn, its alot of fun and there is no better tasting corn then the ones you grow yourself! Happy planting, and thanks for visiting!

[@nancyshray9429]

Excellent video thank you so much. To the point informative.

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Johanna-qf1yx]

THANK YOU!!!! You explained very well and loved how u showed each stage !! God is good . This is amazing

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching Homesteaders Freedom and for commenting! So glad you enjoyed the video!

[@shadowicytheghost5363]

This is a really nice video! I planted corn in 2014 up here in Alaska and it did kinda good considering I had really bad dirt. After watching this I now know how to grow a lot of corn! Thanks and keep up the good videos!

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching and commenting! So sorry for some of these late responses, sometimes comments seem to slip by and I miss them. I hope you were able to grow a lot of happy and healthy corn! :)

[@paramjitKaur-qx3bi]

Very helpful. Now I understand the difference between male and female part.

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching! Glad I could help!

[@jaymelee23]

Great video! Thank you so much for going slow and in depth! This really helped a lot!

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

[@bostonsteve2889]

lmao

[@marefreed4140]

That was grreat! Thank you for making this video. I'm growing corn for the first time this year, and now I know how to hand pollinate.

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thanks for watching and commenting. You are so welcome, I hope your corn comes out great for you! I just posted a new video that shows an example of some corn pieces that didn't get 100% pollinated. You may like that one as well.

[@kcmcree4085]

Great video. Thanks for the information about hand pollinating corn.

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

You're very welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@Drewcipha]

I love the sound of your voice. What a cute video. Definitely am going to watch more of your channel

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching!

[@seamossoahu]

This video was excellent. Very informative.

[@darlenepatrick2637]

Thank you so much for this video!! Best explanation I have found. For real!!

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Glad it was helpful, you're very welcome!

[@darlenepatrick2637]

@@HomesteadersFreedom FYI because of this video I had 38 ears of perfect Cobb's from 24 stalks!

[@aconsideration]

I failed at corn last year, but I think I do this. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching Homesteaders Freedom! In addition to hand pollinating, another thing that will help you grow your corn is to plant it in square or rectangular blocks as opposed to a single long row. Since corn is wind pollinated having multiple rows right next to each other say (5 short rows each having 5-10 plants) will help the plants pollinate each other more readily from the wind. Good luck on your garden! :)

[@dedonohue1]

Thank you for showing the female when they first emerge. This is my first year and I was trying to find a video showing where to look for the female as my corn is just starting to show some tassels.

[@dbraconi]

Very helpful. I will give this method a try. Thanks for the video!

[@maryevins7310]

Great video. My corn rows are about the same. 👍👍👍

[@rebeccatobin6367]

This was super helpful, thanks! First time growing corn here in Maryland

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching and for commenting! I'm very glad the video was helpful ! Also if you have enough space, planting the corn in blocks. (5x5, 6x6. etc) as opposed to a single row will provide the corn with the capability to effectively wind pollinate on its own, so little to no hand pollination would be needed with that type of organizational setup.

[@rebeccatobin6367]

@@HomesteadersFreedom thanks for the tip! I have it planted in three circles of 6... as I saw pictured in a diagram showing a Native American Three Sisters set up. So, maybe it would have been fine on it's own, but I've been giving a helping hand anyway to be sure.

[@distortedsoul84]

Nice pinkish tassel-fireworks

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching Homesteaders Freedom! Yes they are quite beautiful. :)

[@BarryKooda]

I just checked our tiny corn and there were only a few kernels in each so I Googled this video. Very helpful. Thanks!

[@gwanma]

this was very helpful and informative. thanks so much because i have about the same situation as you and will need to do this. us

[@bbhall020202]

I grew up on a farm and never knew this. TY.

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

You're very welcome, and thank you for watching!

[@carolinebutcher7736]

Great video, really useful, thank you 😊

[@stacey248]

What a miraculous plant. thanks

[@saltlifegull4091]

Wow, excellent instruction. Way to go and thanks!

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Glad it was helpful!

[@itskelvinn]

Excellent tutorial. I have 14 stalks and will do the same

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you, glad you found the video helpful, and thank you for commenting!

[@mch2359]

Liked seeing the firefly. Very informative video.

[@dschott1083]

I'm on my 3rd time growing corn. I have so much to learn. Teach us everything you want..I am all EARS lol.. In this vid you went over identifying the growing ears and that was very helpful to me because I have tassels appearing at the top of my stalks, but no visible ear growth other than swollen stalk parts which I recognize as new ears, but I was concerned that I had tassels and no silks or more obvious ears yet. So thank you so much and looking forward to more.

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching Homesteaders Freedom! Very happy you found the video helpful!

[@ab_ab_c]

That's a very cornographic video. lol Love that black soil. Where is your garden located?

[@nickuk911]

This planet really is amazing ! Thanks for sharing i ned some help with my corn in the Polytunnel.

[@nickmyatt]

Very good video. My silks just showed today. Silver queen sweet corn. Silks are green though. Guess I'll start this tomorrow

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Hi! Thanks for stopping by the channel and for commenting. Peaches and Cream corn is what we grew this year. It came out GREAT! There were some here and there that didn't completely fertilize but most of them did very well. Good luck, I hope all comes out well with your corn!

[@baynerw]

Thank you very much for posting the vid! First time planting corn and the first tassel just opened up sometime yesterday. Not all the seeds took or were knocked over by a storm(tilled from grass/lawn this spring) so now I have gaps, almost a whole row in some areas. I figure I am going to have to hand pollinate considering the gaps and with your video....I think It'll be ok. Noticed you support your corn stalks? What is that item? Bamboo?Hope my corn does ALMOST as well as the tomatoes, one tomato plant collapsed the cage believe it or not. Should have bought stronger cages.

[@bonnyhills]

Thanks for the tips. I’m excited to try this.

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

You're welcome, thank you for watching the Homesteaders Freedom channel!

[@margaretdrake1978]

EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT!!!!!!

[@mioangel1227]

Thanks a lot for your sweet explanation! I didn't have an idea about the flowers. I had 10 plants, but raccoons took their share leaving 4 plants only. One of them has male flowers, the female haven't shown up yet.

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching HomesteadersFreedom! Sorry to hear about the raccoons they do tend to like corn!

[@MaryBakerPasoRobles]

Very helpful, thanks! I have a few stalks of Bloody Butcher ready for pollination in my little backyard in Tucson. Can't wait to see if this works!

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thanks for watching and commenting! I'm so excited for you and I hope it works well for you, there's nothing like fresh picked corn! :)

[@bjdumas]

Good video on how to pollinate corn. Thank you for the vital information! Happy Gardening!..:-)

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you, and thanks for watching the video and commenting! Happy Gardening! :)

[@mg4468]

Well done, informative, not boring...you’ve grown some nice “pretty girls”! (I’m glad I’m not the only one who talks to my plants😐)

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching, no your no the only one! :)

[@spontos26532]

Thank you for this video!!! I didn't know you had to pollinate the hairs.... I only have 4 corn stalks n saw that one of them had silk but I thought that was it.... Thank you for all the great info! I will be pollinating tomorrow morning!

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Your welcome, glad the video was helpful! Thank you for watching and for commenting! :)

[@2BitRanch]

Thank you. Very helpful

[@mairisie25]

Very helpful. Thanks

[@robintabone1028]

awesome! thank you :) great video, nice speaking voice and tone so I could hear you clearly and great camera work, good job on stopping for the firefly!

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Robin Tabone Thank you for the positive comments! So glad you enjoyed the video!

[@bridgerbingham]

This was a very helpful video thanks so much ♥️

[@angeleenanntomin8175]

Very helpful for my studies Thanks for this video 😊

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Most welcome 😊, and thank you for watching HomesteadersFreedom!

[@joeglaza]

Thanks for making this. Hopefully, I can use this on the 6 plants that I have. Limited space and it seemed like something fun to try.

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching Homesteaders Freedom and for commenting. Good luck on growing your corn! Also if you have limited space and not a lot of corn, another thing that will help is to plant them in square rows.. such as right next to each other in a 3x3, 4x4 square. This will increase natural pollination. Avoid planting them in one single row for best outcome! Happy growing!!

[@markbowen1463]

Thank you for a great video! I'm a first time maize (corn) grower here in Cape Town, South Africa 😊

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching and for commenting! I really hope the video was helpful and you have a great harvest!

[@haroonalam9217]

Very helpful thank you

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching and for commenting! I'm very happy you found the video useful.

[@anonz975]

Good explanation. Thanks!

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

You're welcome and thank you for watching Homesteaders Freedom and for commenting!

[@jthepickle7]

This year I'm planting a small crop for seed, Golden Bantam. I'll be hand pollinating and surrounding it with portable electric fencing - contra Raccoons. ...the most labor intensive 'crop' in the County!

[@andrewkhalifa4711]

You really helped me!

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Glad it was helpful !

[@peppermann]

Great, thanks for the video, very clear.

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching Homesteaders Freedom and for commenting, I'm very happy the video was beneficial.

[@Rhodeislander]

Cool I had no idea. I just planted my first batch.

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching and for commenting! Best wishes with your first batch I hope you have a huge harvest!

[@madhattermd1]

Thank you for the info!!! :)

[@Sydney-Ghumo]

Thank you for the info

[@Octurd]

Thanx this is exactly what i was looking for :)

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

No problem, glad it was helpful !!

[@rays3995]

Thanks for teaching me

[@mmackintosh2722]

Excellent video, very informative thank you for sharing it I learned a lot which will help me with my corn :-)

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching Homesteaders Freedom, so glad you found the information useful.

[@Ruacach]

Thank you... very clearly explained, it's my first time growing corn so this is much appreciated. Maybe you could do one later to show how you know when the corn is ripe... :D

[@cinthyagaxiola6415]

This is very helpful. Thank you for sharing.

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

You're very welcome! So glad you found this video helpful, thanks for watching!

[@marinabel815]

wow, thank you, glad i found this video, very good information, i love growing stuff, but don't know about importance of pollination! ....and you're funny! M, Seattle, WA

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching Homesteaders Freedom and for commenting. So glad you found this video useful!

[@tomjones4318]

My Jimmy Red field corn has just tasseled at ten feet but there's no sign of the female yet. I stressed them with a little chemical burn and wonder if that threw them off.

[@RIght2themoon]

You narrate well.

[@balistaduphroe7956]

Really Helpful very good video

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching Homesteaders Freedom! Glad this video was helpful!

[@oscartripon1041]

thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching the video and for sharing!

[@laurap4415]

this is super helpful, thanks!

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

You're so welcome, and thank you for watching! :)

[@blazer666del]

Still watching in 2018... thanks for the info I have 25 plants so Im going to make sure all the cobbs get fertilized correctly now...UK sends high five

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching Homesteaders Freedom and for commenting! Sending a high five back! Thanks! :)

[@thedealer799]

Looks just like mine. Tall and skinny. Interesting. Also organic using no till methods.

[@debras4854]

I learned a lot. Thank you.

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Debra S You are welcome and thank you for watching!

[@allykcarter16]

Thanks for sharing this x

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video!

[@Jorickhoofd]

Thanks for sharing!

[@jasonbruno1779]

Nice video, now what would happen if I cut the tassels off and rubbed them on the hairs of the corn would that work better, or would I ruin the plant ?

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank for watching! Cutting the hairs would most likely cause damage. The hairs are what collect the pollen on the outside, and what grow the corn kernel on the inside. If you plant your corn in blocks, (4x4 rows, 5x5 rows) the majority of the fertilization will happen through wind pollination, which means the amount of work you will need to do for pollination is pretty much little to none. Hop that helps!

[@crownwisdom4]

Ditto on the details and going slowly...I hope you create lots more videos...maybe about how to get the best Sugar Snap Pea yields or how to keep fruit flies off of raspberry canes??

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching Homesteaders Freedom! Thank you for the video suggestions we'll consider doing videos on those, they are good topics! So glad you enjoyed the video! :)

[@wa5illysutton295]

This was a very useful video. I needed to see this explained with pictures because this will be the first time I'm going to try and grow corn. I live in Alaska so I will have to try this in a greenhouse, so I needed to know how to hand pollinate. I learned a lot about corn in this video. For instance, I never knew until now why I buy corn from the store to sometimes find not very much corn produced on it. Now I know it's because it wasn't pollinated enough. To prevent that from happening, it would've been nice to see the actual pollination so I know exactly how much pollination needs to cover the silk strands. Do they need to be sorta wedged in, or just sprinkle them on? How much pollen in enough? One pollen for each strand?

[@wa5illysutton295]

Never mind, I found another website that showed what the pollen actually looks like. I thought the pollen was those long tubular things that hang down. I feel really dumb now. (I did not grow up on a farm, can you tell?)

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Wa5illy Sutton It's ok we all here to learn, I didn't grow up on a farm either! Im glad you found a site that showed you what the pollen looked like. The pollen from my corn was yellowish and powdery. . I planted a Peaches and Cream corn last year.

[@kennethsmith8844]

In Waimea Kauai my Japanese mother was the queen bee for the corn company. She would collect pollen , then pollinate silk then cover with paper bag. She loved her boss and job. 🥰

[@kennethsmith8844]

Mother in law

[@robertsullivan1832]

Can I ad water to the pollen collected to make a paste and rub it on the silk

[@kantwinnada]

Great video! Thank you.

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

[@SoundOfFreedom67]

That is some really nice, dark soil there, wow

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

+FragranceOfChrist67 Thank you for watching the video and commenting! :)

[@The12345condor]

Thks alot!! I will be growing in Northern Ca. Where temp are consistantly 105 degrees f. Sometimes 112 degrees . Do you know if I can still grow varieties like peaches and cream or maybe Golden Bantam 8. ??

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching and commenting! You should still be able to grow those varieties in those temperatures. One thing that will help is to use wood chips (about 2 inches) over top of the dirt. This will help keep the roots cool and will also help conserve the water in the soil so the ground and roots of the plants don't dry out.

[@sharikare]

Thanks for the info. Problem with my corn is the 'boys' are ahead of the girls. Last week the pollen was ready and bees were all over it collecting it (to feed their young). Now the 'girls' silky tassels are emerging and I can't get any pollen out of the tops…?

[@joeybez5464]

thanks the only video that explained it weii

[@04monina]

thank you soo much !! i was about to give up on my corn !!

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

+Lea brown Thank you for watching and commenting! Don't ever give up !! Just keep trying and you will have some happy, healthy and tasty corn! :)

[@miguelharo8220]

Saludos desde Argentina

[@LindaCasey]

Yes, very helpful, thank you. I'll try that this year ..

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Linda Casey Your welcome I'm so glad you found this video helpful. Thank you for watching!

[@benc5464]

Fascinating! Thank you!

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Your welcome, and thank you for watching!

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

@benjamin clemmons: Wow, all the way from Alaska! I've always wanted to go there it looks like a beautiful place. I'm so glad you found this video useful and I hope you have a plentiful bounty of corn during your next growing season! Thanks so much for watching and for commenting!

[@ProfGauraoSurkar]

Super I’m new suscriber

[@sarahreville6995]

Thank you for this! Your corn is so tall and healthy! How many weeks until the first stages of the emergence of the females?

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching! I'm not sure how many weeks it takes, but I can say that we plant in spring and by mid to late July its ready to harvest.

[@indianarowcrop8313]

You get that on them big jobs......wow

[@Sirabun-qd6nu]

Terimakasi sangat mengedukasi

[@justinandcourtneymullen4811]

Could you just slide your finger over those tassel seeds take a finger load of them and sprinkle them on the cob hairs? That’s what I did last year and it seemed to work, perhaps easier than using a bag or a paint brush?

[@HomesteadersFreedom]

Thank you for watching and commenting! Yes you can use whatever method works best for you as long as the hairs are equally coated the corn kernels should grow. An easier method where you won't need to hand pollinate at all would be to plant the corn in block of 5x5, so the wind can pollinate them.

[@eeveemcthing2639]

Cool !