My corn boy parts have started to look like girl parts! This is the tassel of my corn, and it is all meant to look like the left side, which are the male flowers. The right side of the tassel is rather interesting because some of the flowers have turned into females, which you can recognise because they look exactly the same as the kernel on your cob! It is called tassel-ear and is not really a problem, just an interesting genetic anomaly.
Have any of you got any weird mutant plant photos or stories? I would love to see/hear them!
I have also harvested some seeds from my chives and coriander. You need to let these seeds mature on the plant until the seed head dries out, some people tie a bag around the flower/seed head to catch them as they dry out and fall off the plant. Dry them for a further week or two before popping them in an airtight container for storage. I will try germinating the chive seeds and the coriander seeds can be ground and used as a delicious spice in all kinds of cooking, and I will also use them to plant my next years crop of coriander.
Saving seeds is an excellent way to reduce your costs for next season, and if organic seeds are hard for you to find, saving your organically grown seeds will reduce the nasty chemicals floating around in your yard.
Happy seed saving!
