Feel like a bad Mom!

[Janet]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

Janet, you are not bad. Tink and everyone else here is right on!!!!

BTW, I still don't get why you derouge and detassle corn where you are. We just plant, let it grow and pick it when it's dry enough. Strange custom where you are.

Hope this helps some Marilyn:


WHAT IS IT?

Detasseling is the process of removing the flower or tassel from the top portion of the corn plant in order to cease self-pollination. These detasseled varieties are interplanted within rows of other varieties of corn that are not detasseled in order to produce cross pollination between the two separate varieties. This in turn creates a hybrid seed. This work involves walking down the rows of corn while pulling the tassel of each plant upward until you hear the tassel pop. This popping sound tells us that the tassel has been properly disconnected from the plant. The tassel is then dropped to the ground as you move on to the next plant. The objective of detasseling is to remove all (99.5%) of the tassels in your rows. This will require a second time through and depending on the quality of your work, possibly a third or fourth pull through your assigned rows in order to complete the field.

As far as de-roguing corn...I think it's a male stock in with the females and it has to be removed. I couldn't find any info on it and I even googled it.