pod corn and purslane

the potted pod corn that grew from fern's seed has been successfully cohabiting with purslane for most of the season...and it has begun to flower ( a few days after the pod corn in the community garden...but this time i think it's because it was planted a bit later )and, with luck, we will see some ears...there are half a dozen other plants scattered around the yard so we have a but better chance of production than just these two would provide...the community garden pod corn has nascent ears...waiting for the ones out back.