I like to claim that I live in Exurbia, which is a mix of suburban and rural population density. I point to the fact that there are 100-acre corn fields located about 1 mile from our home as proof that we have a rural aspect to our township.
This past year, I decided to snap some chronological photos of the fields shortly after plowing until the first ears of yellow sweet/feed corn appear (It’s important to note that it’s the same field but the photos were typically snapped at different locations as I rode my bicycle past the field on my weekly journeys).
The first photo below is from May 12, 2024, about a week after the corn seeds were planted. Good soil, some nice rains, and plenty of sunshine led to a quick germination.
This next photo is from May 22, about 14 days after planting, and the plants are now about 1-foot tall.
This next photo is from June 8, about 30 days after planting and the stalks are already 2-feet tall.
This photo is from June 30, about 50 days after planting, with the stalks already 4 to 5-feet tall (the old farmer’s adage about growing corn was “knee high by fourth of July”. They’ll need to update that to “chest high by fourth of July”).
This photo is from August 3, approximately 3 months after planting. The corn stalks are 7-feet tall with ears of corn already showing.
I stopped by the field on my bicycle on August 10 and shucked an ear of corn — and lo and behold — a great looking sweet corn (there are typically 2 ears of corn per stalk).
