I have planted these seeds on the 11th of September, and as you can see, the rest of them turned out to be green, while there is one that is white, and I don't know why the one is white. The white one, was the first seed to come out of the soil. Maybe a different type of seed landed in the seed packet that I bought, or maybe there is some scientific reason that could explain why it's white and not green like the rest. Any suggestions on what you think the reason is, would be helpful I will also post an update if I see any big changes to it, compared to the other 3 green seedlings. Thank you! Caveman White Sweet Corn seedling ( photo / image / picture from Caveman's Garden )
Definitely looks a bit strange!.. Keep us posted (with pics, please)as this oddity plays out.. And welcome to the Stew.. Hank
Hi there and welcome to the forum. It is not unusual for packets of purchased seed to get one or two of a different variety. Happens to all of us. It is also possible that it is just a fluke of nature. Couple of years ago I had solid white cantaloupes on one vine. I saved seed but forgot to plant some this year. Just let it grow and see what happens. If it produces well and is not plagued by insects or earworms,,,save the corn for seed. May be a better variety than the sweet corn for your area. Of course there is no guarantee that it well produce the same. But I would try it.
Hi Henry and Mart, thank you so much for the replies and your thoughts I am really excited to see when it starts producing, to see what happens to it and what it produces. I will post photos when I see any strange or amusing changes to the plant and it's corn It just tinkers with my mind, since I think all corn seedlings (no matter the type of corn), are all green, aren't they?
Ahh thank you Sjoerd! I did a quick search on Chlorosis and it is exactly what my corn seedling is suffering from. I transplanted it yesterday in the hopes that it survives. I am interested to see if it produces at all. I planted it among my other healthy corn seedlings, hoping that it will get pollinated. (I hope it does not infect the other seedlings?) Thanks for the answer to the disease
Who knows, Caveman--that plant could make a recovery. The question is how deeply the plantley has suffered already. I, for one, shall be quite interested to learn how that plant progresses. Fingers crossed for you and your pale charge. Addendum: I have a heavy hand with plants that are not up to par...especially if one has an aberrant presentation or development. It is for me important to understand the aetiology of whatever the problem is. I take no chances, is what I am saying. Having said that, I AM interested in seeing how your chlorotic plant will do. This could be quite interesting.
Hi Sjoerd, I have bad news haha. This morning I went outside to water my garden, and found that my white seedling seems dead already. However, my other normal seedlings are getting along very well. I had a little hail storm, that might have contributed to its death
Well mate, that is too bad, in terms of the observation; however, I am not sure that it would have made it anyway as it has had a significant set-back already and the trauma of transplanting was perhaps simply too much. The plantlet did not have the chlorophyll or root system to cope. The hail storm probably didn't help, but if you look at the other plantlets in your bed, I think that you can surmise that the effect of the pelting wasn't all THAT damaging. Well, you said that it "seems dead", but ach mate, don't count it out just yet. Who knows, it could still possibly make a come-back.
