06/26/10, 07:13 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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ksfarmer is right, leave it alone. Do not go through and try to upright it, you'll do more damage than there is already. With luck, the root system may still have enough to get moisture and nutrients to the ears. Hopefully you will get enough pollination to make ears, but it's anybody's guess right now, and sometimes it depends on what stage it is at when it lays down.
Sometimes corn will lay down because it doesn't have enough space in the row to gather enough nutrients and water. These stalks will be spindly and slow to develop secondary root systems. Also, deep cultivation too close to the row will damage these secondary roots, thus delaying formation of the brace root system. Four inches to the seed is the minimum you should thin to. Five or six will be better. Also, too closely spaced stalks will suffer the domino effect--one stalk knocks down the next one--sort of like a chorus line of dancers falling down.....
And yes, obviously a 60 mph wind............................ BTDT
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Small garden tho-about 5 rows 6' long.
