Cold Climate Gardening

Is there such a thing as too much sweet corn?

On Sunday he asked me, “How was the corn you had yesterday for lunch, when I wasn’t here?” I said it was getting a little mature. He said, “Oh, I guess I better freeze the rest of it.” I had no idea how much was still up there. I’m not sure he did, either. He didn’t start harvesting corn until after lunch. While he was up there, five people left to go pick blackberries. Three people were called to help neighbors bring in their hay.

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This doesn’t have much to do with cold climate gardening, but I found this article fascinating. Apparently Nepalese farmers have been growing the same corn as native Americans for so long they think it’s native to Nepal–but it’s not. How did it get there? No one is really sure, but that fact remains that “in Nepal today, maize is grown on more than 800,000 hectares comprising 30% of the total cultivated land and remains the staple food of populations in the hill regions.”

Thanks to The Virtual Plant & Pest Diagnostic Laboratory for the link.

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We had fresh corn from my corn patch this Thursday. It was good.

The corn plants didn’t produce as much corn as they could have because I didn’t mulch them as early as I should have. But I’m happy that I got anything.

Fresh corn tastes really good.

And I can always promise to do better next time.

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