Corny Stager (Page 2): Thanks, but starting this year I stopped putting in a garden.

Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

Thanks, but starting this year I stopped putting in a garden.

Fireguy Loc: Alton Bay NH

Gmchief wrote:

I was going to wait to post pictures of my garden but Fireguy gave me the opening. Pics of tomatoes and garlic are from today. The corn is from last August. It is a Peruvian corn according to my brother who sent me the seed. This year’s corn is from seed I saved from last year. I sell the stalks for fall decorations.

When do you open your farm stand? Help pay for your fishin' habit😂

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Gmchief wrote:

I was going to wait to post pictures of my garden but Fireguy gave me the opening. Pics of tomatoes and garlic are from today. The corn is from last August. It is a Peruvian corn according to my brother who sent me the seed. This year’s corn is from seed I saved from last year. I sell the stalks for fall decorations.

Hey Chief, how many ears do you get on that Peruvian corn.

Gmchief Loc: New Hampshire coast

One big ear and a couple of small ones starting later. It seemed to tassel long before the first ear formed so I was worried that the pollen would be gone before the silks came. I had maybe 30-40 stalks last year. But maybe only 10 ears and just a few matured enough to get seed. I was glad that I had a high percentage germinate. Planted 4-5 hundred this year. I’ll let everyone know how this year turns out.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Gmchief wrote:

One big ear and a couple of small ones starting later. It seemed to tassel long before the first ear formed so I was worried that the pollen would be gone before the silks came. I had maybe 30-40 stalks last year. But maybe only 10 ears and just a few matured enough to get seed. I was glad that I had a high percentage germinate. Planted 4-5 hundred this year. I’ll let everyone know how this year turns out.

Thanks for the reply. That is interesting about 1 big ear and a few small ones.

What is the taste compared to with what we are used to with American corn?

Justoldjim Loc: JUNCTION CITY, OR.

smitty wrote:

corn as high as an elephants eye
hail tothe chief [maybe rain better]

my grandpa said knee high by the 4th of July

Justoldjim Loc: JUNCTION CITY, OR.

plumbob wrote:

Thanks for the reply. That is interesting about 1 big ear and a few small ones.

What is the taste compared to with what we are used to with American corn?

fresh off the stalk 10 times sweeter in my opinion

Gmchief Loc: New Hampshire coast

Justoldjim wrote:

my grandpa said knee high by the 4th of July

Mine was just knee high on the fourth. The first picture is 3 weeks worth of more growth. This picture was taken on the 4th.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Justoldjim wrote:

fresh off the stalk 10 times sweeter in my opinion

A sweet corn is grown here in Maryland and all the farmers advertise they have sweet corn set up on the road side.

I don't know if the soil makes it different or not but all sweet corn from different farmers doesn't taste the same.

Once a good sweet corn stand is found that is the one we hit from year to year.

Gmchief Loc: New Hampshire coast

plumbob wrote:

Thanks for the reply. That is interesting about 1 big ear and a few small ones.

What is the taste compared to with what we are used to with American corn?

Hi Plumb,
I didn’t eat any. I just saved the seed to replant. The smaller ears didn’t mature. I got a quart of seed. The mice or chipmunks probably got that much also while it was drying🤬I would assume that this is a meal corn. This year should give me more answers.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Gmchief wrote:

Hi Plumb,
I didn’t eat any. I just saved the seed to replant. The smaller ears didn’t mature. I got a quart of seed. The mice or chipmunks probably got that much also while it was drying🤬I would assume that this is a meal corn. This year should give me more answers.

Well we will await the results, shouldn't be much longer now.

Gmchief Loc: New Hampshire coast

I have some seed left. Would you like some for next year?

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Gmchief wrote:

I have some seed left. Would you like some for next year?

No, but thanks for the offer Chief. Haven't had a garden in many years and where i live now the deck took up 16 feet of my 22 foot back yard. The pesky HOA took up the rest with mandatory trees planted.

Gmchief Loc: New Hampshire coast

I can sympathize. One of the property owners in a neighboring town got complaints about his property, not sure what for. He put up a tall fence but there were still complaints. He said the people in his town have awful long noses🤣

kandydisbar Loc: West Orange, NJ

Gmchief wrote:

I was going to wait to post pictures of my garden but Fireguy gave me the opening. Pics of tomatoes and garlic are from today. The corn is from last August. It is a Peruvian corn according to my brother who sent me the seed. This year’s corn is from seed I saved from last year. I sell the stalks for fall decorations.

No vampires around either!