In Wisconsin (and other states I presume) they say corn should be “knee-high by the Fourth of July” Given today is July 4th, I really hope who ever came up with that phrase was pretty short since in my garden in Washington it is barely up to my ankle.
Corn is one of those crops I really don’t have space to grow but still like to try every year. This past year I only had one ear that made it to maturity, in the plants defense we have a very hot summer and I didn’t have the most consistent watering schedule so I am to blame for most of their demise. Given I used the last of my…
My jalapeños peppers have been growing like crazy and I have had to start harvest to prevent the plants from stop producing. Given my tomatoes are still green I have been itching to do something with them, I decided to make some corn salsa. Given I couldn’t find a recipe that matched the ingredients I had on hand I decided to make my own. CVG Black Bean and Corn…
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Whether it is to preserve your harvest from your garden or to help extend the life of the expensive produce you purchased from your local grocery store or farmers market, a little knowledge can help keep your veggies tasty and even stretch out a couple of extra days before becoming compost. The basic idea is pretty simple, think about where your produce is stored in the grocery store and…
I had to look up this answer myself since this is the first year I have grown sweet corn (Growing Challenge), here is the advice I found online: When the tassels turn dark brown When the juice from kernels are milky white and soft From GardenDesk, corn is ready when the raccoons eat it. From my personal experience, use tassel color to determine if you should even bother checking…
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Hello! I’m in WA, also. The rainy spring had me worried, but our first garden has finally decided to grow….corn and all. I’ll come back to see how your garden is doing. 😎
Actually, the “knee-high” thing was used by farmers who grew cow corn, not the sweet kind us humans prefer, so doesn’t really apply to garden corn. Well, unless you’re growing field corn to eat. lol. Yuck! Doesn’t taste too hot, trust me.
I was google-ing the old 4th saying. My corn is looking almost exactly like yours did. I was just wondering how it turned out.
Well from my TIna mentioned this saying is for cattle corn, the ankle height is normal for this time of year. My corn last year did pretty good though only having 2 stalks growing to maturity I only got a few ears but they defiantely caught up in time. This year I was more agressive in my planting and have one plant already waist high with the others ankle/knee high.