Corn update

After battering nitrogen deficiency in my potted corn, they have bounced back thanks to some fish fertilizer and chicken manure. I am beginning to see silt showing and as of now it looks as though I will make 4 ears off of 5 stalks. I have been attempting to hand pollinate, but I really have no idea if I'm doing it rig or not. I have collected the pollen in my hand and sprinkled it on to the silt, and I have also tried rubbing the tassels with q-tips and the rubbing the silt. Only time will tell if my efforts will pay off.

Some notes on the rest of the container garden:

I finally found some kelp meal and applied it to all of my containers. I really think that I am missing many trace elements in my containers so I have been adding some bone meal to gain calcium and phosphorus and I hope this kelp meal gives me some other elements that might be missing.

Everything is progressing along nicely at this point. I have acquired access to an actual gardening plot just up the road from my house. I purchased a small cultivator and started turning the ground and removing weeds yesterday. It is a modestly sized  20' x 21' plot, but should be more than adequate for my needs. More to come on that...