We threw three to five kernels in a pile together within six or eight inches or of the next pile, and had planned to thin it out as it came up.. Well, before we knew it, it was up too big to thin, so we just left it. Much to my surprise, the best looking corn is where two or three stalks came up from the same pile, and where there are several 'piles' like that close to one another in the row. In other words, the corn is taller, thicker, and greener where it's the closest together.
Conversely, the areas were only one stalk came up from the pile -- and especially where that stalk is several inches from the next -- it looks weak and spindly.
We've also got a row of sunflowers that came up as volunteers, and the spot that looks the best is right in the middle of the row where they're thick as thieves. One is 9' tall with multiple blooms, right smack in the middle of the row. Out toward the end, where they're more sparse, they're smaller.
I can't explain it either, but it's good to know that I'm not just hallucinating.. :lol: