Corn's companion plants include herbs, vegetables, and flowers. Some can prevent pests from ruining your corn harvest, and some can even naturally add nitrogen to your soil for a healthier garden .

The University of Florida notes the corn plant can periodically flower throughout the year, but others have said cooler weather is a key trigger. Samantha Hudon, the horticulturalist at A One Stop ...

A corn plant sprouts on Ray McCormick’s land in Vincennes, Ind., in May 2021. (Photo by Robert Scheer, Indianapolis Star) ...

To remind you, tasseling is when the flower emerges on top of the corn plant. Pollen will emerge from the tassel and drop onto the silks of the ear.