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Too much sweet corn?

August 20, 2008

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 [...]

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Corn on the cob in the Himalayas

August 7, 2004

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 [...]

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Everything In

June 10, 2004

I, at long last, (so it seems,) have everything planted. It always seems I reach this state with less dignity and aplomb than I would like. Later winter and early spring are spent dreaming up all sorts of things that I’ll want to get done and complaining that I can’t do everything. Then, starting sometime [...]

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Fresh Corn

August 23, 2003

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 [...]

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