One of the ears of sweet corn tonight had some green areas towards one end. I cut that section off, but here's a close-up shot of it. It doesn't look like corn smut or rust or any of the other fungal diseases, it really doesn't look like a virus, it is green and has almost a leaf-like appearance.
I've also sent this photo to Diane to see if one of the professors at UNL can identify it, but anybody ever seen this before? Is it just something that didn't mature correctly?
My husband says it is a genetic aberration that allowed the leaf at each female flower to develop instead of being suppressed. While it wouldn't hurt to eat it, corn leaves do not taste good, so cutting it off was the way to go.
Two more of the ears of corn in this batch had those weird green leafy areas. But now we're out of sweet corn though I will probably get more at the Farmers market on Sunday.
It's 101 here today, supposed to be a lot cooler tomorrow, possibly with some rain, then it gets warmer again.
In addition to the high heat, it is pretty windy, Accuweather shows gusts in the high 20's but we had one a few minutes ago (coming from the east based on the way the trees were bent) that was strong enough it rattled windows.