It’s a good time to be in the corn business, I tell you what. Of course when you’re dealing in feet, not acreage, you eat your profits.
Field Report: Male flowers are well on display, towering above like feathered head dress. The silky female flowers which crown the ears are just now peeking out. The plants that are not paired with zucchini are darker and taller. Several plants are serious under-performers having been crowded out by their neighbors.
Forecast: Total of 29 plants. An individual sweet corn plant will yield 1 to 3 ears of corn so let’s say two on average. That means we have a high forecast of 58 ears of corn but I’d estimate the actual to closer to 29.
Folks, the fact of the matter is that our inaugural crop may be an instant collector’s item.
It bears repeating that due to the risky nature of this business, no pre-orders will be accepted.
Attention! We would also like to announce the NAP Label label contest. The conceiver of the best label design wins a NAP Label Ear (corn). Please send contest entries to contributetonap@gmail.com in jpeg format.
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my pumpkin vines died. I’m looking forward to trying them again in a month or two.
The morning glories, on the other hand, are doing quite well.
Ah the stalwart morning glory. All over our yard too.
I’ve noticed the squash vines are not so stalwartally. This year I’ve been better at keeping disease and rot away but I don’t expect them to last much longer (although we continue to get daily morning harvests of blossoms and baby squash).
I just got a lecture on this moth caterpillar that makes all squash vines susceptible to dying, at least in the temperate areas. I think that’s what happened to mine. Apparently, the moth lays it’s egg near the base of the plant, then when it pops out, it starts feeding on the inside of the plant, essentially cuttting it right off. So, you have to use some kind of insecticide ‘organic’ or otherwise. This is why squash farmers have to plant almost half over of what they need because this caterpillar is so prevalent.
Apparently the joke is that you put a sign out in front of your yard that says Squash Farm and that way the moth just moves on because it won’t cause you as much damage as other people who, say, only planted a couple of plants (like me).
Farmer humor for you.