My sweet corn is moving toward harvest. . . June 27 is the estimated time of picking if the seed packet directions are correct. That will be 75 days since I planted the first seeds in my backyard plot. It's the Golden Beauty Hybrid by Stover.
There are 50 cornstalks, and so far nine ears are forming by my count. I'm sure the harvest will be much larger as the stalks mature. I think I need more cross-polination. But this is a time for patience.
I made a makeshift scarecrow this evening after spotting a couple of crows eyeing my corn. Yellow t-shirt on a post with a baseball cap. I'll enhance it when I have more time.
So how's your garden doing? The planting season will vary, depending on what part of the country you live in. But right now everyone should have seeds or plants in the ground.
The best thing about a backyard garden is the food is free, the work is fun and it's all organic. What do you have in your garden?
In addition to the corn, I have tomatoes and two peach trees that have tasty, although small fruit. The birds got to the peppers when the plants were samll and I don't think they'll produce this season.
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