The Best Corn Varieties to Grow in a Vegetable Garden

Though corn is one of the most grown crops in the USA, few people know how it ACTUALLY grows! When corn gets to a certain size, it produces tassels, the male part of the plant. These are at the top of the corn stalk. Below, little ears of corn start to form and silks, the female part, peek out of the top. The tassels and silks work together in a fascinating dance to create perfect ears of corn. The tassels are rustled by wind, releasing grains of pollen that - with any luck - land on the silks a