Name: How to Sprout a Corn Cob
Ingredients: Dry Corn Cob

Sprout a Corn Cob

9/18/2017

This sprouting activity is great because it is quick and the corn sprouts grow very tall, both of which will keep the attention of your little ones!

"Learn to Love Veggies" Tip

Growing your own veggies can be so rewarding for kids and it is a great sensory activity for toddlers too. Research shows that kids are more likely to try new veggies if they know they have grown them themselves!

You can often find dry corn cobs at garden or hardware stores (it is used for feed for wild animals). You can also find decorative Indian or ornamental corn at farmers markets and grocery stores during the fall season.

Dry corn cob kernels are corn seeds! Corn is actually a type of grass that has been cultivated over the course of thousands of years to resemble today's modern corn. Notice that the corn sprouts look just like grass!

How to Sprout a Corn Cob

Author: Veggie Buds Club

This sprouting activity is great because it is quick and the corn sprouts grow very tall, both of which will keep the attention of your little ones!

Ingredients

Dry Corn Cob

Instructions

Fill a dish with 1 inch of water and place the corn cob in the water.
Place in a sunny spot and then admire your corn as it grows!
Within a few days you will begin to see the shoots sprout upwards, you will also see the roots grow in the water.
Add more water as it is absorbed by the corn, sprouts will take about 2 weeks to grow.
Pour the water out and refill with fresh water if it gets a little stinky.

Notes:

This is simply a fun growing activity! We do not recommend eating the corn sprouts.

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11 Comments

Kate link

2/4/2020 10:41:34 pm

Very interesting information, thanks for sharing! What did yall do with the sprouted corn? Or was it just for fun?

Patrícia Aldrovandi

3/25/2020 05:48:03 am

Apreender

Susanne Batton

4/21/2020 11:01:10 am

When would you transplant to the garden/large pot??

Nena Katona link

6/6/2020 08:24:56 pm

When and how to replant and will I get new corn cobbs?

Helder

6/14/2020 09:28:36 am

What did you do with the sprouted Corn 🌽?
Thank you!

Cindy Gallagher

7/8/2020 09:54:28 am

Veggies

Sara

7/18/2020 11:28:31 am

What did you do with the sprouted corn?

Elizabeth

10/4/2020 11:07:15 pm

Can you plant the sprouted cob to produce corn?

Wilma

10/20/2020 03:36:58 am

What did you do with corn after sprouting

Lacey

3/3/2021 11:29:46 pm

Hi everyone, the sprouts, while still all attached to the cob, will likely not grow into a full-sized corn stalk(s) because they will be too crowded. You could try carefully separating them (never done it but this is my theory) when they're still small, like an 2-3" tall and their roots haven't gotten all tangled together with each other yet. Then either plant them in 3" pots until they're bigger or if the season is right, plant directly into the ground - however far apart corn is supposed to be planted; gotta Google it. Hope this helps and works!

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