Although it is already mid-October, there is still corn in the fields in many places. Farmers explain why the crops ripen so late this year.
Fulda – Now the maize harvest has finally begun, in many fields the large maize choppers are milling their way through the rows of plants. Farmer Stefan Schneider, who is chairman of the Fulda * -Hünfeld district farmers’ association, clearly explains why the maize harvest started so late this year. He breaks a corn cob and points to the inside: The kernels should have been completely yellow by now, but they are still rather whitish.
fuldaerzeitung.de * also reveals why the maize plants have grown much higher this year than usual.
The reason for the delayed growth of the plants was the below-average temperatures this year, especially in May. “The corn lacked the sun. Especially in spring it was too wet and too cold, ”explains Schneider. Because the plant, which is classified as a cereal rather than a vegetable or fruit, did not have optimal starting conditions, it took longer to ripen. * fuldaerzeitung.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
