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I was just driving through nortwest Tennessee and saw several farmers bailing large bales of corn stalks. Does any one feed these, and what do you think about doing this?
Corn smut is considered a delicacy in some parts of the world. Never heard of anyone having trouble feeding it.DJ in WA said:Do any of you have corn smut (fungus)?
It got into my garden years ago, and at first I was feeding corn stalks to the cows, but later learned the fungus is still alive coming out into their manure. So for years I've cut out any smutty corn before the fungus ball sporulates and thrown it in a pile well away from the garden. Gradually I've nearly eliminated it.
My dad was getting manure from a local dairy and didn't realize it would bring smut into his garden. A few months ago I saw that dairy's field corn and saw alot of smut.
I haven't either. Cows will eat it fine. My point is that most Americans don't like it in their gardens, as they don't consider it a delicacy. You will get smut if you get manure from someone who feeds smutty corn. And if you get smut in your garden, you will continue to have it if you feed the smut to your cows and use the manure.tinknal said:Corn smut is considered a delicacy in some parts of the world. Never heard of anyone having trouble feeding it.
Well, it seems to be everywhere. I think, like most fungal spores, the stuff is everywhere and where the conditions permit, it grows.DJ in WA said:I haven't either. Cows will eat it fine. My point is that most Americans don't like it in their gardens, as they don't consider it a delicacy. You will get smut if you get manure from someone who feeds smutty corn. And if you get smut in your garden, you will continue to have it if you feed the smut to your cows and use the manure.