Corn fields have been part of my life as long as I can remember.
Here in Pennsylvania our fields are not at large as those in the mid-West, but none-the-less I enjoy watching the corn come up each spring and grow quite tall by late July.
I found a plant that was off to the edge of the field and dug up the seed to see what it looked like. I was surprised at how long the roots were already.
I am still not quite used to no-till corn, but it doesn’t take real long until the fields look nice and neat.
I took the above photos on June 20 – about a week ago.
I took the rest of the pictures this afternoon.
It’s easy to see that the plants are taller and broader.
There is only one field that surrounds our property – toward the west – that has alfalfa instead of corn.
When I stand in our driveway and look to the south – everything is corn beyond our yard.
It won’t be many weeks until we lose our view for the summer, and I look forward to that, because I find it to be restful and peaceful to be surrounded by tall corn.
I think some of the corn near us is taller than yours. Tomorrow we are going to drive about 30 minutes to a farm where the lady raises English peas. They are hard to find around here. We like to eat them raw. Very few of them make it to the freezer.
Yes, there is a lot of corn that is taller than ours. My brother got it in late because of the rain. It will catch up before long. Enjoy the peas. I like them raw as well.
It’s hard to find corn fields near here — it’s interesting to see the progress in your fields — it grows so quickly! Is this corn no-till simply because of the way it’s planted?
No-till means they sowed the field when there was already a cover crop in the field. After the corn is planted, the field is sprayed with something that kills the cover crop but not the corn. The field looks pretty awful until the cover crop is dead. 🙂
Thank you, Doris — it all just points out how little I know about farming!