The corn are having flowers already
By Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65289)
Cainta, Philippines
June 26, 2020 7:10pm CST
I was glad to see the nearby cornfield yesterday. The corn stalks have grown and I could see some flowers. In a month there will be some corn to be harvested. But wait, I see more.... there are pests eating the leaves of the corn plants. That is bad, the corn may not have kernels huh.
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@rakski (161262)
• Philippines
27 Jun 20
@Alexandoy I think we have to live there soon, ahaha
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
@rakski there are lots of room for rent in the estate, waheehee.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
Yes, just a stone's throw away from our house. Our place is hard to describe. This is a middle class village but with estates (owned by landed familes) inside.
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@simone10 (54112)
• Louisville, Kentucky
2 Jul 20
@Alexandoy Yes, I can imagine. I know here, there are worms to worry about.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
2 Jul 20
@simone10 this morning I checked the cornfield and the pests are still raging.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
Yes, it looks a nice crop but there are pests.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
The farmer said he would buy insecticide for the spray.
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@marguicha (230557)
• Chile
27 Jun 20
@Alexandoy My brother told me that there were types of corn that genetically repelled some insects.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
@marguicha yes, I have also read that. But the farmer here may not know it. He is just a backyard farmer although he plants crops for selling.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
There are many plants here because of the vacant spaces. Neighbors are fond of planting so we can have free vegetables.
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@JudyEv (388339)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Jun 20
@Alexandoy I think it is wonderful that the vacant spaces are used to grow food.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
@JudyEv yes, that is the culture here. When there is land, plant something so there will be a harvest.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
There are pests eating the corn plants.
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@Butterfingers (66602)
• India
27 Jun 20
That's good and you can use some of the pesticides for the pests
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
It is actually the farmer who would do that. I am just a watcher, waheehee.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
@Butterfingers the owner is the friendly neighbor. It's really a pity that the pests were not noticed earlier.
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@Butterfingers (66602)
• India
27 Jun 20
@Alexandoy haha I thought you're the owner of the piece of land
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
Corn on the cob is great especially when freshly harvested.
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@youless (114113)
• Guangzhou, China
28 Jun 20
@Alexandoy This is very interesting. I travelled to the snowy place and the corns are their main crops.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
28 Jun 20
@youless snow and corn do not mix, that's what I know. Or maybe if they planted the corn during summer then it can be.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
28 Jun 20
What I know of corn is that they grow in tropical countries that I don't think they will grow in cold places.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
Oh, yes, the owner is my friend and he would even be happy if I ask.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
That's what I thought. But it doesn't look good.
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@LadyDuck (509476)
• Italy
28 Jun 20
@Alexandoy Those green worms are a serious problem. I am killing all those I can capture.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
28 Jun 20
@LadyDuck the corn is a crop so many that only spraying can cleanse it of the worms.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
Yes, the worms are destroying the corn.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
More likely not a good harvest because of the pests.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
That is a neighbor's farm just a stone's throw away.
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
27 Jun 20
It's best to get rid of the pests while corn plants are still young. Once the corn appears it's difficult to get rid of the pests.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
It looks like the corns are starting to appear in some plants.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
28 Jun 20
The farmer said that he will spray the corn with insecticide. It was raining the past days so maybe he will do it when it does not rain.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
The crop will be sprayed with insecticide when the weather is good. It cannot be sprayed when there is rain.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
@thelme55 it is a rainy Sunday.
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@thelme55 (79747)
• Germany
27 Jun 20
@Alexandoy I see. Enjoy your Sunday there.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
They need insecticide because of the pests.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
@vilma143 why cheapest? It should be the most expensive and imported insecticide.
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@freelancermariagrace (29330)
• Philippines
27 Jun 20
Maybe you can use some pesticides for the pests.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
Yes, the farmer had bought insecticide by this time.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
28 Jun 20
The insects are eating the young leaves.
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@Alexandoy (65289)
• Cainta, Philippines
28 Jun 20
@CarolDM the corn needed to be sprayed with insecticide.
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@CarolDM (203120)
• Nashville, Tennessee
28 Jun 20
@Alexandoy Anything you can do about the insects?
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@nawala123 (23143)
• Indonesia
27 Jun 20
We like eating boiled corn or grilled corn. Yummy
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