harvested a dozen ears this week (ate 8), one-handed of course. getting more in the AM. need rain for the fall corn, how is eferyone's corn?
The Secrets of Super Succulent Sweet Corn
Hi Tamara,
Glad you're home. Doing ok?
My corn is about 6" tall. But, it's only been a short time since I planted. Growing pretty fast actually.
Darrell
yes, it does, ate some more triple play tonight. sure looks nice with the cosmos & marigolds blooming around it, gotta decide what ro -plant there nextas the beans didn;t make it...
just had to check in, will catch up another time, doing too much today, and maybe shouldb't be using that arm lol
guess everything went ok, since dr doesn;t want to see me till friday...
OK, by request, here is my Corn.
First picture is when I finished up with the spot of where I was going to plant the corn. Just planted and hasn't come up. June 25th
Corn on July 3rd.
Corn today, July 13th.
Hey DarrellR;
Looking great. When will it be ready?
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Enclosing a pic using Picasa2. Its free too!
Hey Irish;
"how is everyone's corn?"
In tha freezer. Gonna plant more though!
hey, both of y'all's corn looks great!
Gosh, again lol !
From Sweet corn to da worms & hats too.
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I love this board, forum!
From tha far north down tha east coast ta Ga. Tx too!
Lets not forget all tha USofA and all our friends around this, our world!
I garden for life. You're part of it. Thanks!
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Farmerdill & Horseshoe too,
they know their stuff!
DarrellR;
"PS.....Where can I buy a straw hat ?"
cottonpicker has ideas, links too!
Saint comes back;
Hats!
I'm having fun heah lol........
I know of a place that makes hats from 14 ounce denim.
All hand make. Different styles and colors.
Did I say hand made? Yep I did lol !
Denim? yep I said that! Washable? Yep!
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Cheap? Yep!
Why?
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Jus so happened, some years ago I found an opportunity ta buy several thousand pounds of 14 ounce. Six thousand plus. I did!
I'm bragging!
Hundreds of Dusters and other denim clothing later we still lhave a lot!
Hats and purses don't take much material.
Purses were started by a request for a fishing bag.
It evolved!
Hats were tha same difference. Request!
They evolved!
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Now I be sitting heah thinking ta mesef. Why should they care
We aint talking corn heah. [smile]
My member pic shows me in one. (denim hat)
Jus learning collage pic's bear with me lol.
Saint;
Use your macro sitting!
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I guess this is permissonable.
Jus showing our stuff!
Old people hav their ways....
[they don't know any better]
'Member, jus learning this heah stuff'
Here be another shot!
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Hope I got this one right................
Once more!
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Whats interesting here is most of these were by request.
Some wanted ta know if she could make one wrong side out. Haha, said yep I can!
What color ya want on tha wrong side?
Tha hole thing with tha metal around it and leather string comes with tha hat.
Or not... Choice.
Once again, all custom made fer tha person!
Last pic!
Are we glad yet?
Tha pic with hersef has a hat on she made. she is a hat person.
Tha guy is mesef before major problems last April. Got over it!
Purses are her personal ones. She has about, several her favorites.
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They are like tha hats. Off tha top of her-hed.
Guess she has some talent. Give her an idea and she jus runs with it.
Tha Duster was hard to get a pic of.
It was made for a 6'7" 270 pound person.
Our best customer is 'Horseshoes from the heart' a special group for special people.
I'm bragging!
My talented lady is my main man lol.
She gets down where I can't.
I handle tha heavy.
Point:
We garden!
Corn is___________greattttt
Almost no worms in me corn!
Thanks board for reminding me what I already knew.
Jus thanks!
Where do we find tha time?
Hope you can tell me!
Jus Glad!
Charlie, your hats are FANTASTIC!
Geez, now I want one! How much for a large? ; )
Rhonda
Those hats are cool, Charlie.
Can you make bib overhauls? I could use a hat too.
Darrell
I'm so jealous! Your corn looks wonderful. We have had sooooo much rain here that my garden is really suffering. When I walk out into the garden I sink in the mud up to my ankles!!!! We haven't had a dry day in so long I can't remember when it didn't rain at all for a whole day. Between the Cindy and Dennis storms we are about to give up on the garden and build an ark!!!
Gosh darn it, hmstyl, I'm sorry to hear that. But you sound like you are sort of, trying too, appear to be, keeping an upper chin about the whole thing.
I sure do hope it gets better down there for you.
Often times, when those storms hit the US, they come right up the East Coast and land in my yard too. I can appreciate your feelings.
This is the first year in recorded weather history, that some of the Provinces up here have had record heat and rain. A lot of farmers have thrown their hands up in the air and have pretty much said, "That's it. There won't be any farming done this year." They are under water and floods are rampid across the Praries. They got almost two years worth of rain in the month of June.
Darrell
well.... I guess I feel better knowing that I am in good company! I've been racking my brain trying to figure out what to plant in all that mud!! I just planted some cucumbers and some giant pumpkin seeds - thinking that they might enjoy lots of water. I'm thinking that maybe they will germinate in the mud and maybe start growing vines by the time we get some sunshine here!
The corn stalks are only about 4 feet tall and puny, but the funny thing is they each have two ears of corn trying to grow! At least that is the one thing a gardner can count on - the plants themselves sure do have a will to survive!
One of our corn patches is tasseling and silking now! Am lookin' to picking some in another week or ten days.
When my twin brother came to visit recently we sat in the cornpatch and visited for a bit, trying to encourage the corn to fill out faster!
Dang Shoe; He is so much better lookin.
Hah!! That's hilarious, F-dill! (But I certainly agree w/ya!) :>)
well, ya know, it's cause he don't have a beard, so looks younger heehee
i've been pickin corn and pullin taters out of leaf piles one handed
sure tastes good. howver the harlequin bugs have moved to the corn, and appear to be eating the silks, then through the husk sn biting off the top of the c orn, so i had to take some that weren't ready yet. i left one layer of husks on them, now to get them ripe, do i refigerate or not?
please help, surely there is a way...
I started picking corn yesterday! I really don't have enough room in my backyard for corn but the family begged so hard I told them I'd see what I could do. I decided it was worth the waste of a little seed to see how it would do *intensively* and it seems to have paid off surprisingly well. I planted 4 20 foot rows a foot apart and spaced the plants 8 to 12 inches also. I figured I could reach across that far to keep them cleaned up. This is Silver 'N Gold hybrid and it tastes very good. I don't think this is one of the supersweet hybrids. The corn was such an afterthought I just had to pick up some seed locally and there wasn't much selection left.
Probably a third of the stalks have two ears but I'm uncertain if the second ear will be properly pollinated.
I've got to show my husband this picture so he'll stop complaining about the space I'm going to take up next year. You've shown how much you can grow in a smaller area.
araness- You should keep in mind that the area I put them in is ver y rich soil. If I'm not mistaken, corn is a heavy nutrient hog. I sidedressed with nitrogen heavy fertilizer once only but I probably should have done so twice. I'll need to direct lots of compost to that area next spring to replenish the soil.
I won't be growing corn, it was more your use of space I liked. I have a very small back yard and I'll be using EB's and pots next year (going to have about 30 plants) so I'm going to be taking up a big chunk of the yard.
looks great vashur. a great way to replinish the soil would be to plant fall beans or peas after you harvest. for pole beans just leave the stalks up. doesn't matter is they can produce before frost, you can turn them under. also, if you get any smut, or if you are rotating your corn for any other reason, potatoes are perfect to follow next year (completely immune to smut fungus!)
araness when is your birthday. have you gotten your EB presents yet?
we are enjoying fresh corn every night this week! our next coen should be ready about the end of august. and if i can get some help, i will plant two more. to be ready in mid sept & early oct.
anyone coming to help tomorow? :-) you can share in the harvest lol
Hey Emaewest DarrellR;
I'll email you guys!
All hats are reversible as they're double layered.
Brims are 2 or 3". Grommets on all hats & string.
Sizes are Sm Med Lg_New denim shrinks ya know!
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Colors are stock available.
Did I mention cheap lol !
All hats are $17.00 including shipping soforth.
We use padded envelopes to keep the cost down
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Hersef has been in Ca all week. Jus got home from picking her up at tha airport. Bed is sho-nuff looking good. Won't be any email till sometime tamorrow.
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This last picture is sort of what she makes.
As ya might tell we're a fun family. Two people that make tha best of their lives.
I'm not pitching a business here.
We sell produce! We grow our home grown for oursefs, friends first and sell tha rest.
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Been peddling produce since 1978 full lol almost full time.
Any other misc business is secondary.
A by-product of a hobby.
That aint no corn!
lol Charlie, need to see what the DW can make for the DP (darling puppy) she already has overalls sooo
Tamara- Good idea on the beans! I do have some leftover bean seed but I'm a little afraid my family might question my sanity since I've already canned over 80 qts of beans.
just plant them late so they d on't fully mature :-) and promise the folks there wil be no more pickin' !!!
Here is a picture I took this morning of the corn. I hilled it a few days ago. I put Bone Meal along the sides of the corn and then hilled it.
Am I suppose to hill it a second time when it gets taller? And do I fertilize it again?
i would (both)
ok. thanks. :)
Here's me and my hat in the corn field.
Close up.
When do you know when to harvest the corn?
-Juli
darrel, you look like one happy gardener.... corn'll do that to ya, ya know?
juli, i asked this last year, if i find that thread i'll bump it up or post a link here if you don't get a good answer soon...
start with maturity date, counted from time it came up. sooner with extra rain, later with little rain. silks dry up, then cobbs get full & round if you see littl;e sap beeytles get those ears fast. sometimes the worms or coons will tell you when LOL. i have learned to always peek before i pick. kernals should be plumping up and turning the appropraite color.
send some to me overnight mail, i can check it for you ;-D
here is the thread: http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/441246/
here is my Q: This is my first year to plant corn, and I should have some soon too (smaller patch). BigRed, how do I know when they are ready??? I remember reading not to peek, it opens then up to earworm etc. The earliest silks are 10 days along, and they are turning a medium burgundy color (this variety of sweet corn is blue, yellow and red colored). Can you help?
A from BigRed: TamaraFaye, usually you can tell just by watching it, when it looks 'plump' you can feel the rows of kernals through the husks. Then I DO take a peek at a couple of ears to see if it's ready :o)...............and mine won't be long now, I peeked at a couple this morning, almost ready!
A from eweed: I look at the silk and feel the plumpness of the ear. When the silk drys and the ear feels fat in the hand it is ripe. This works here but I don't know in hot country if it holds true. Ernie & When the silk gets dry it will stick togeather on the end some corn has redish silk some yellow they both get a look to them when they dry. For eating fresh I like it not to dry, to freeze I like it fully matured.
& just for kicks herre is a recipe which includes fresh corn on the cob...
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/445011/
now show us your ears, Juli!
As ya'll know, I hilled the corn when it was around 12 - 15 inches tall and put a side dressing of Bone Meal on it. Now it's almost up to my waste. Do I hill it again, now, or do I wait for it to get taller?
It's lookin really good and I don't want to mess it up.
Thanks.
Darrell
Main reason I hill, especially tha second time is for support.
Jus don't get into your roots