Weed group: Summer annual. Black Medic is also considered a noxious weed Characteristics: Resembles and often mistaken as clover. Low growing, crawling weed. Black medic is also a legume and is able fix nitrogen from the atmosphere. Sprouts from seed in the spring and fall, often living through the winter. Plants that germinate in summer […]
Oklahoma Weed: Annual Bluegrass (Poa)
Weed group: Broad leaf winter annual Characteristics: Thrives in moist soil and cool weather and dies in dry hot weather. Forms dense bright green patches. Each plant produces apprx. 100 seeds. There are actually 2 types of Bluegrass one being a true annual and the other a perennial. It is difficult to differentiate between the […]
When Should I Harvest Corn?
When should I harvest or pick the corn? The appearance of the unhusked ears provide little information of the optimum time to harvest. Everyone has their way of telling if the corn is ready. 1. Some look at the silks as an indicator of when not to harvest, harvesting only when the silks are dry […]
Sweet Corn Tassle & Silk
You will notice one day that your corn will look like this…. the first photo shows the corn tassle. It is a good surprise! Corn is monoecious, which means that there are both male and female flowers on each corn plant. In some monoecious plants the male and female parts are located in a single flower. In […]