Every stalk of corn sprouts from a single kernel, and each stalk produces one or, occasionally, two, ears apiece. In ornamental corn, the run of a single cob can contain a broad variety of colors.

As you bite into sweet corn think about the Illinois farmer whose 1909 discovery of a bizarre stalk of corn helped geneticists unravel the beauty of the modern vegetable's tidy, straight rows ...

Nothing tastes better than homegrown corn, but, because of its demand for space, sweet corn has traditionally belonged to the domain of large country gardens. Sweet corn plants usually produce only ...

Most varieties of corn only produce one full ear per stalk. All American corn is Zea mays, botanically. All American Zea mays includes sweet, field, popping, ornamental, flour and flint corns, the ...

Plant 8 inches apart in fertile soil and, once stalks emerge, fertilize regularly with a high-nitrogen fertilizer. Corn needs regular heavy watering, so if you’re under watering restrictions you ...

Given the corn price outlook, this is not the year to ignore any “sometimes a problem” pest like corn stalk borer -- especially if you’ve encountered it in corn before. It has a tendency to ...

Take corn — a crop we grow on 70 million acres of the nation’s farmland. Naturally occurring veggie steroids give corn long stalks, which require lots of water and fertilizer to grow.

Take a closer look at that ornamental corn decorating your Thanksgiving table, and think about planting your own next year. 'Chinook' is a variety that grows well in the Northwest -- it germinates ...

Not only are Iowans sweating in this heat, but the corn stalks are too. Iowa has seen temperatures in the 90s with heat indices of over 100 degrees — and corn sweat is contributing to the humidity.