Sweet corn needs about 1 inch of rain a week ... to show tassels (strands at the top of the plant), wind blows the pollen from the tassels to the silks of the just-forming ears.

The sun's still up after the standard workday is done. Flowers are blooming. Pollen is swirling. Birds are singing. Bees are buzzing. Spring has fully sprung.

If pollen from a hot pepper fertilizes the flower ... SWEET SECRET: If you plant a super sweet corn variety (noted on the seed package or in the vegetable description), it must be isolated from ...

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Easter offers the ideal illustration of spring, with Christ’s brutal sacrifice made in love bringing a season of renewal of hope.

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