Put the flowers in a vase so that only the stems are immersed. Fresh-cut flowers absorb a lot of water so keep a close check on the water for the first day, adding more if the level drops. If corn didn't have male and female parts, it wouldn't germinate and pollinate to grow. If you look at a corn stalk, the top part where the tassle grows is the male part of the corn. The lower part of the stalk is where the husk begins to form and grow and off the end of the husk is the silks and this is the female part of the corn.
Sweet corn is ready to harvest when the silks turn brown and get dry.
At the right stage the husk is really tight and if you pierce a kernel and a milky juice squirts out, it is ready to harvest. If the growing season in your area has little rainfall, here's a list of flowers and vegetables that can be relied upon to perform their very best. All plants listed below are easy to grow from seed and are heat and drought resistant. II.Consider raising trap crops of brassicas or mustard greens, many grasshoppers species prefer them to other vegetables. III.Protect seedlings with row covers.