G rowing corn in a small backyard plot is totally doable if you plan carefully and give the plants what they need to thrive.

That’s because there’s a variety of corn that, when left to grow to maturity, becomes the kernels we know as popcorn, and ...

That’s because there’s a variety of corn that, when left to grow to maturity, becomes the kernels we know as popcorn, and another that is harvested at this mature stage and milled into cornmeal.

The pole beans will be planted a few weeks later or when the corn plants are 6-12” tall. Before planting the young pole beans around the mound's edge do a good weeding if needed.

What variety of corn you grow usually depends on what you plan to use it for: flint corn for popcorn, sweet corn for corn on the cob, field corn for livestock fodder and other things, and so forth ...

Technically, corn is a fruit, vegetable and a whole grain. That's because scientifically c orn is classified as a fruit because the part we eat, the kernels, come from the flower of the plant.