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[–] workerONE@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Maize can't grow naturally because of the husks, it needs humans

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maize didn't evolve naturally, we created it. Teosinte on the other hand is generally eaten and shat back out before germinating

[–] workerONE@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I watched this video a few weeks ago. It's fantastic https://youtu.be/dYHEwTQHt24

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

wait, you can't just bury an old ear of corn, you gotta take the husk off? TIL

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have no idea, but I would imagine if you bury if it could maybe still work. Not on its own though. The ear isn't a seed though. It's a large cluster of seeds. The natural ancestor corn evolved from looks more like wheet, but obviously still not like the wheet we know.

i was thinking more "you're burying the entire fruit" than "you're burying a single seed" but i didn't make my assumptions clear.