05-22-2014, 06:15 PM
Corn is a grass & the male "flower" is the tassel at the top that looks like mini grains & has the pollen. The female "flower" is the mini ear, with the thread-like "silks" attached to each grain of corn (seed), To hand pollinate, brush pollen from the tassel onto the silks around the ear, trying to cover all of the silks...
The pollen doesn't fall because it is more of a grass, & most grasses are planted thick & close, it would not be normal in nature or on a farm to only have a handful of corn growing...
The pollen doesn't fall because it is more of a grass, & most grasses are planted thick & close, it would not be normal in nature or on a farm to only have a handful of corn growing...