Yep. There are now skinny ears on the stalks. I actually noticed them yesterday, but didn’t take the pic until today.
We’ve been getting plenty of rain and sunshine. No doubt these will fill out sooner than later. Speaking of that; more later.
Knee High by When?
Hi there. Long time no post!
I haven’t posted for some time. Having inadvertently posted something I didn’t realize was political and receiving an unexpected and disturbing negative response, I’ve taken a break to figure out how I want to proceed with this site.
I think I’ve found a subject that won’t elicit too controversial a response – growing corn. Hopefully it is the beginning of the next phase of posts.
While walking one of my “northern” routes on June 17th I came across a field of corn that was knee high – yep, June 17th. The saying I learned at an early age was “knee high by the 4th of July.” Not anymore! So I stopped to take a pic to show those who may not be near Iowa’s magnificent corn fields. Yes Jan, the one with the sexy knee.
On June 23rd I walked the same route and found the corn had grown – a lot! Below are some pics in chronological order. They are all taken within a couple feet of each other along the same field border:
Knee High – June 17th 
Shoulder High – June 27th 
Head High – June 30th 
Over 7 foot – July 8th
Though already way over my head, there are no corn ears visible on any stalks in this field or any that I pass while on my walking adventures. I’ll continue to monitor and add to this post one way or another as the summer progresses.
By the way, It’s 95 degrees at our house today, with a heat index of 105. It is expected to be the hottest day of July – at least for a while. Hope everyone is staying cool. Cheryl, hopefully you will reach 70 degrees 🙂
Amazing how fast it grows!
Cute!