After husking the Puhwem (Lenape white flour corn) in the green stage, the silks are harvested.  The silks are full of nutrients.  There is one silk for pollinating each kernel from the tassels of the corn stalks.  If a kernel is not developed on an ear, it did not get pollinated.

 

After husking the Puhwem (Lenape white flour corn) in the green stage, the silks are harvested.  The silks are full of nutrients.  There is one silk for pollinating each kernel from the tassels of the corn stalks.  If a kernel is not developed on an ear, it did not get pollinated.