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Re:Mexico's heirloom corn strains are resurging amid more de... by MostlyStable on Thursday July 27, 2023 @01:00AM (#36889114)
3 rows is not nearly enough. I grow corn, and even with 9 rows, 20' each (roughly a 20'x20' square, with nearly 200 plants), I still hand polinate (takes about 5-10 minutes every 2-3 days once you start seeing silk). I doubt that most home growers will get anywhere close to enough density for good wind pollination, but hand pollination is not that hard.

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