Giant Mexican Corn Thrives In Iowa
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"After you published my letter last spring (Vol. 19, No. 2) about the giant corn my wife had brought back from Mexico, I heard from a number of readers who wanted some seed to try," says Marion Sexton, Riverside, Iowa. "It took me a while to find someone coming from Mexico but I finally got some seed. I planted the corn in the picture on May 26th in mud but it grew to nearly 20 ft. by fall. My daughter is standing in the middle of the corn in the photo (the dark spot at center).
"There are as many as three ears of corn on each stalk. On some stalks, ears start at about 13 ft. off the ground and the highest ears are as high as 16 ft. Many of the stalks are as high as 19 ft. We got caught by frost in September just as the ears were developing, so we didn't get any seed." Sexton will send out a handful of seed for $1.50, including postage.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Marion Sexton, 3220 130th St., Riverside, Iowa 52327 (ph 319 648-3157).
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Giant Mexican Corn Thrives In Iowa AG WORLD Ag World 20-1-23 "After you published my letter last spring (Vol. 19, No. 2) about the giant corn my wife had brought back from Mexico, I heard from a number of readers who wanted some seed to try," says Marion Sexton, Riverside, Iowa. "It took me a while to find someone coming from Mexico but I finally got some seed. I planted the corn in the picture on May 26th in mud but it grew to nearly 20 ft. by fall. My daughter is standing in the middle of the corn in the photo (the dark spot at center).
"There are as many as three ears of corn on each stalk. On some stalks, ears start at about 13 ft. off the ground and the highest ears are as high as 16 ft. Many of the stalks are as high as 19 ft. We got caught by frost in September just as the ears were developing, so we didn't get any seed." Sexton will send out a handful of seed for $1.50, including postage.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Marion Sexton, 3220 130th St., Riverside, Iowa 52327 (ph 319 648-3157).
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