Good luck with the one corn plant. I am a farmer. Corn is wind pollinated, not bug pollinated. That means the wind blows the pollen from the top tassels onto the silks on the ears below. Each silk produces a kernel. When I plant corn, I plant at least four short rows (usually more) only a tiller width apart for better pollination. I plant the seeds close together. Corn plant roots are shallow and if they are closer together, they hold each other up. They don’t blow over as fast in a high wind. You might get two or three ears if you hand pollinate by taking the pollen off the tassels and placing it on the silks but that’s a lot of work.
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Maybe this corn plant identifies as a rose bush.
Re: my one corn plant plan
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Good information and advice. I’ll make an exception and put 10-12 corn seeds in the ground and see what grows. I’ll keep your post and do some research and see if I can get enough cobs for a few meals. Thank you.