There was no major damage thank goodness, although I think the strain on my heart may have done something slightly permanent. You know the moment of realisation that you have dropped something very precious? That split second of oh no, this cannot be happening?
Well it almost did me in.
So as I said, no major damage done. Except... there is this one teeny tiny bit that held the battery flap closed... which broke off and doesn't hold it closed anymore... which doesn't really matter.
Except that it does.
Because now I have to walk around with my finger on the flap to hold it closed while I am taking photos. And I don't know about you, but when I am taking photos, my fingers are like the Korean army (I am presuming they are a well organised lot). They have their places. They know exactly where to go and what to do. And holding the flap closed has not ever been one of those things.
It's confusing my fingers.
And making me way less inclined to take photos.
But today I gave my fingers a stern talking to (they would be quite stern in the Korean army I would think, particularly if we are talking about the North Korean one), and ventured out to photograph our lovely corn.
And because I know that some of you will want to know, I am growing three varieties: Balinese Corn, Golden Bantam and Incredible.
I have planted loads of it.
We have big corn and little corn and fat corn and thin corn. Corn out the front and corn out the back.
And we even have some along the side.
I really like corn.
And because I know that some of you will want to know, I am growing three varieties: Balinese Corn, Golden Bantam and Incredible. And because I know you'll want to know this too, although this you'll already know, I'm not quite sure which one is which.
16 comments:
Can you grow beans at your place this time of the year? I read today that if you plant climbing beans at the base of your corn...now. It will grow up your corn and it will fix nitrogen in the soil....which is what corn likes. ????????????????
Oh, and put a bandaid over the battery cover so your fingers can carry out the orders of their drill sargeant!
Hazel you gloriously good looking young thing, I think I got beans and cucumber confused... I am trying to grow cucumber up them... I will go stick some beans in too... and yes, bean time here. I think. Bandaid not going to cut it. I tried blue tack, didn't like it. I am going to complain about it for a good while yet and wait for a brand spanking new camera to manifest itself.
Ali, from one corn lover to another, might I suggest you thin your corn out? They look too crowded - around 30cm spacings is ideal. Anything closer and you'll only get a small cob or two per plant. You'll get larger, juicier and a higher number of cobs if your babies have a bit more space.
Another tip - when they get bigger be sure to remove any of the other stalks that begin growing from the base of the individual plants - you only want one stem per plant.
Loving your blog!
What lovely healthy stalks you have!!
I've got some climbing beans ready to plant and some corn just starting to shoot up, sounds like I'll need to get these planted somewhere together....thanks for the tip Hazel!
Also thanks for the congrats Ali, trying to get as much gardening done as I can, while I still can! :)
Hey MMH, lovely to know there are more corn lovers out there :) And thank you for your tips :)
I think one of the things I am trying to do at the moment is get my spacing right, everything seems to be either way too close or way too far apart in my garden. I have loads more space to plant out my next batch of corn seedlings, and I will space them out a bit further like you've suggested- it will be really interesting to see the differences between the cobs!
Hey GJ, it is just such a special time for you guys - possibly even more exciting than corn and beans! And yes, plant while you can bend... although don't you have lovely raised beds???
ALI! I LOVE CORN TOO! Like nobodies business. Do you eat it on the cob or cut it off? I personally, in my expert corn lovers opinion, believe that only true corn lovers eat it off the cob. Corny bits in your teeth and all!
I adore corn!!!! Sadly no space here. No sunny places :( Too much shade! Yargh! The golden bantams from iggers sound awesome thoigh. Like Phoebe i love it right off the cob - we all squabble for fresh corn. Yummmmmmmm...
Oh yes Phoebe, straight from the cob. Butter and salt - is there really any other way?
Mrs Bok - move house :D
I once dropped a baby out the bottom of a sling, so I know exactly how you feel. Or maybe not. Either way, I was traumatised for about a year. :)
We planted corn last year but didn't really have much joy with it - we got a few ears, but we couldn't quite get the timing right for picking them, so they were always too old by the time we went to eat them! Look forward to seeing how yours go!
in american indian culture they plant the three sisters together - corn beans and pumpkin. The beans use the corn as support and protection and in return give the corn nitrogen - I am not sure what the pumpkins do but I am sure it is important! LOL I read a recipe idea to eat hot corn cobs with lemon or lime juice and mayonnaise (i think) in was in a donna hay magazine - but it was yuuummmy - I will have to get back to you on that one
Ally (having trouble signing in on google)
Wow Ally, I would never have thought to pair corn with lemon/lime and mayo - but hopefully we'll have so much that we can try it with everything there is to try it with! I did have an idea about the three sisters, but I couldn't remember what they were... I don't know why cucumber was in my mind, but I have interplanted it with all my corn. So far it all looks healthy, so perhaps I am creating new sibling combinations of my own!!!
Oh and Celia - baby v camera - you win. By miles... Was it your baby?
Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately), yes. It wasn't really a drop, more like a gentle slide out the bottom..(she says, trying to mitigate the memory in her own head..).
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