having corn promlems

[cynthia37]

Well this is my first time growing corn and it was doing ok...until i saw some worms, i picked them off(the ones in plain sight) however now my corn cobs look like garlic gloves. Can any one tell me what happened?

[WJ82]

Can't remember the name of it, but it's a type of disease in the soil. It happened to a couple of rows of mine this year. I was told to cut it down and not to plant corn in the same spot next year & it will most likely recover.

[Rose White]

Well this is my first time growing corn and it was doing ok...until i saw some worms, i picked them off(the ones in plain sight) however now my corn cobs look like garlic gloves. Can any one tell me what happened?

I had the same problem the only time I planted corn. The ears did not grow well and the soil was depleted so badly that I had to plant legumes and add compost for a couple of years to restore it. Crop rotation is essential, especially when raising corn. :(

Rose White, author of
Easy Gardens A to Z