>>661142It is fine, there are varieties of corn that are made for this and for small apartment porch growing. The only one I can remember right now is a hybrid known as "On Deck Sweet Corn"
http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/corn/corn-on-deck-hybrid-prod003168.htmlAnother variety that could lend itself to this should be "Painted Mountain Corn" which is easy enough to find. It grows rather short and does well with short growing seasons. It grow multiple stalks (tillers) and will have more than 3 ears of corn per plant. It is a field/flint corn and is best use for grinding into cornmeal, making into hominy/nixtamal, and using as traditional masa. You don't just grab one off the plant and start eating it like you do sweet corn
>>661165Compost can cause burn if the organic matter is not properly composted. Nitrogen root burn is what normally causes it with semi-immature compost. Very immature, composting material can cause heat damage. I don't use compost until it is at least 3 years old and looks like it doesn't have activity left
Compost you buy in bags at a store is a bit different and won't cause root burn or thermal cooking. It is usually in the 2 to 5 year range of composting. It can have other problems though
>>661374Store bought stuff is always highly suspect. I've found plastic trash and smashed aluminum soda cans in bags of store bought compost and potting soil. Wood chips are a large portion of most store bought compost and potting soil. The level of decay is a wide range from dark soil to nearly mulch. pH levels vary from bag to bag of store bought stuff
This machine is what is used to process everything. Compost made from this will sit in giant piles for a few years until it is broken down x amount. Then it is sold to another company usually, bagged and sold in stores. Some companies will use heavy equipment to turn the compost and some don't. Those that don't result in stratified compost that will have all manner of pH ranges and levels of decay
