We got a decent haul from the 4 square feet of popcorn we planted. It’s probably only enough to fill a pint jar after we crack it. See what I did there? First we have to let it dry enough that it comes off the cob easily when twisted.
Posts Tagged ‘corn’
25 Jun
Community Garden Plot
I haven’t shown you my community garden plot because I never remember to bring the camera. So here are some blurry cell phone pictures. At the front right corner is an improvised trellis trying to support 9 tomato plants and already sagging in the middle. The rest of the space contains alternating hills of either [...]
17 May
May 2009 Backyard Garden
Gardening by numbers Bed 1 is my wife’s herb garden with an 8 foot row of cucumbers along the fence. Just seeded this weekend. Bed 2 has strawberries, three kinds of peppers and a couple eggplants I got at the farmer’s market this weekend. Bed 3 is seeded with sweet corn on the left [...]
3 May
Community Garden Plot
In addition to my home garden this year I’ve been given a spot at a community garden. I stepped off the size of the plot and it seems to be about 10 x 30 feet. There is quite a rabbit problem in the yard at the community garden, so I have fenced in my area. [...]
4 Jun
Garden flood today
Today while I was at work it rained a lot. Actually quite a lot. The creek overflowed its 4 foot banks and rose up 25 feet inside my fence (probably an additional 2 feet in water height). Everything loose in the bottom half of the yard was washed over to the west side of the [...]
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