flower to root with a dash of autumn

the corn in a bucket ( first photo ) is working on further flower ( tassel ) development ( second )... and i found the first silks this morning ( third )...a few of the plants have developed support roots ( fourth )...a sign of maturing growth...the mantis is still dwelling among the stalks ( fifth ) so there must ample prey about...meanwhile the northern tepehuan teosinte is in full flower ( sixth )...no silks to report just yet...they do have impressive, tiered support roots though ( seventh )...support roots are not confined to zea family members...i was claring out some fox tail ( japanese bottle ) grass ( eighth ) and it has some much smaller support roots ( ninth )...while we are in the oriental ( and invasive ) area of the plant world, the chinese yams are happily producing aerial bulbs ( tenth ) to spread their tribe...finally the cucumber plants are still blooming and very green at the tops ( eleventh )...and still producing ( twelfth )...however, as is their wont, they are seriously dying back at the base ( thirteenth ) always an harbinger of autumn ( thirty days..just saying )