Use a string line to support heavy corn stalks

Several days ago my corn, which I had carefully planted, grown from seed, and have grown quite fond of blew down in the wind! What to do? If I let it stay there it would die on the ground or I could try something…

I decided to run a string line attached on both sides of the fence on both sides of the corn. This kept the corn upright; little wobbly, but stable. Then I added a bag of soil around the corn stalks and some of the exposed roots to keep it upright.

I went to bed that night hoping that my corn would be alright. The next day I saw that the corn looked somewhat better and some of it was beginning to stand on its own! The day after that the corn wasn’t leaning on the line anymore and was standing straight and tall. My quick thinking and quick actions had saved my precious corn! Now it is even stronger and is still growing taller every day. The golden colored tassels on the top are beginning to emerge. I have a feeling that my corn will not only continue to survive, but also thrive.