The corn are having flowers already
By Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65308)
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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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
The farmer said he would buy insecticide for the spray.
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@marguicha (215570)
• 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 (65308)
• 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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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
27 Jun 20
@Alexandoy I think we have to live there soon, ahaha
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
@rakski there are lots of room for rent in the estate, waheehee.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• 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 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
2 Jul 20
@Alexandoy Yes, I can imagine. I know here, there are worms to worry about.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
Yes, it looks a nice crop but there are pests.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
2 Jul 20
@simone10 this morning I checked the cornfield and the pests are still raging.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• 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 (325966)
• 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 (65308)
• 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 (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
There are pests eating the corn plants.
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@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
27 Jun 20
That's good and you can use some of the pesticides for the pests
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• 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 (65308)
• 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 (66585)
• India
27 Jun 20
@Alexandoy haha I thought you're the owner of the piece of land
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
Corn on the cob is great especially when freshly harvested.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• 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 (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
That's what I thought. But it doesn't look good.
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@LadyDuck (458530)
• Switzerland
28 Jun 20
@Alexandoy Those green worms are a serious problem. I am killing all those I can capture.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• 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 (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
Yes, the worms are destroying the corn.
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@SHOHANA (16094)
• Bangladesh
27 Jun 20
@Alexandoy okay I thought yours. So neighbours will also give you corns when they will be able to pick it right?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
It is a neighbor's land just 2 houses away.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
More likely not a good harvest because of the pests.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
That is a neighbor's farm just a stone's throw away.
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• 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 (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
It looks like the corns are starting to appear in some plants.
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@youless (112124)
• 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 (65308)
• 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 (65308)
• 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 (65308)
• 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 (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
@thelme55 it is a rainy Sunday.
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@thelme55 (76485)
• Germany
27 Jun 20
@Alexandoy I see. Enjoy your Sunday there.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
They need insecticide because of the pests.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
@vilma143 why cheapest? It should be the most expensive and imported insecticide.
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@freelancermariagrace (27219)
• Philippines
27 Jun 20
Maybe you can use some pesticides for the pests.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
Yes, the farmer had bought insecticide by this time.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Jun 20
The insects are eating the young leaves.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
28 Jun 20
@CarolDM the corn needed to be sprayed with insecticide.
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
28 Jun 20
@Alexandoy Anything you can do about the insects?
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@nawala123 (20852)
• Indonesia
27 Jun 20
We like eating boiled corn or grilled corn. Yummy
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