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Re: Hand pollination of corn

>The discussion about corn spacing has made me wonder about pollination. I
>used the 4 per sqft method and from what I am reading I may have some
>pollination problems. How does one go about hand pollinating corn? Do you
>shake the tassel or cut it off?
>
>Kurt
>
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I related my experiences with shaking down corn tassles several months ago.
I think it works fine, but I had a terrible allergic reaction to this process.
My eyes swelled almost completely shut. I've basically never been allergic
to anything....so this caught me totally off-guard; had to get a prescription
for some steroid eye drops.  I would advise anyone doing this who thinks they
might be so prone to wear a pair of good fitting safety goggles.

Greg Dowling
Hamilton Mt
zone 5
my house is full of young seedlings- no more room anywhere....
hope spring doesn't have anymore tricks up its sleeves for us...

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