Why Does Corn Silk Turn Red?
Excess Heat, Excess Sugars If Anyone Should Know What's Going on with a Corn Crop, It's Them. .. . When Corn Kernels Production on Plant Is Low, the Plant...
What corn has red tassels?
Ruby Queen is an amazing new sweet corn with an amazing corn color-it's really red! You won't believe how appetizing a red corn can be until you see it on your plate, then bite into the extra-sweet, tender kernels. You can enjoy Ruby Queen at two stages.
Why does my corn have purple silk?
The purple color is from a pigment that forms when there is more sugar in the leaves than the plant can utilize. Low phosphorus inhibits sugar movement out of leaves, and cool, dry soils reduce root growth and sugar movement to the roots.