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| I'm growing this corn: http://sowtrueseed.com/corn-dent-corn/bloody-butcher/ in hydroponic culture. It's growing very fast and looks healthy. Lately it's started to do this: http://town-farming.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/corn-tillers-1.jpg namely, produce "suckers" or tillers, secondary cornplant stalks emerging from the base. I read somewhere these suckers are likely when the soil is moist and nitrogen-rich - and hydroponic systems are about as moist and nitrogen-rich as they get. So as a result the suckers are growing to be almost as big as the primary plant. They're using up lots of nutrient in the process. So my question is: Do these tillers produce ears of corn? If they don't, I want to remove them. |
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| I could not find any sources on suckers growing in hydroponic medium. Here's what's available for in-ground suckers: http://homeguides.sfgate.com/suckers-growing-corn-plants-53804.html |
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