Part of the #fruitsandveggies challenge by
Well, I have been here before with my patio corn. While this year the corn managed to stay upright through all the rain and storms, it again produced these pretend ears of corn. According to Burpee's site the On Deck Sweet Corn is supposed to produce real ears of corn.
ever so tasty breakthrough bicolor variety is perfectly sized-4-5' tall-to spend the summer on your deck, patio, or terrace, adding vertical interest as well as producing two to three delicious 7-8" long ears per stalk
This is what I have
Full sized kernals, but no ear.
Corn hair, but no ear.
Maybe the pretend ears will finally grow into something this year. Next year, I might try real corn in the container garden.