Send him to that neighbor you were talking about the other day.The first hole I see in my garden or yard, I’m calling the trapper to have him relocated to Philly.
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Too close. At any rate, he actually lives in the yard two houses away from that piece of ****. Hopefully it digs a hole under his house and he’s sucked into the middle off the earth.Send him to that neighbor you were talking about the other day.The first hole I see in my garden or yard, I’m calling the trapper to have him relocated to Philly.
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Our 3rd bedroom smells quite lovely right now.
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We just harvest our first few ears of corn form what we were growing in pots in our backyard. I didn’t think this was gonna work, but they look great. Getting ready to cook them and will report back on results.
I don’t know if any of you have eaten corn within minutes or even an hour or two of harvest, but it’s incredible. Timing is everything with getting the best out of it. You wait 6-8 hours to cook it and it’s already lost some of its pop, let alone days.
I don’t know if any of you have eaten corn within minutes or even an hour or two of harvest, but it’s incredible. Timing is everything with getting the best out of it. You wait 6-8 hours to cook it and it’s already lost some of its pop, let alone days.
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I was thinking about trying to grow some next year. Easy?
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It was great. Took me back to the days of living on the farm. Kid had corn on the cob. I cut mine off the cob and cooked it with peppers, onions, and zucchini for tacos.
It was super easy. We got 4 giant pots from Sam’s club. Each one holds pretty much a whole bag of soil (the bigger ones). My wife planted it around the edge of the pot with marigolds in the center. Apparently the marigolds keep the critters away. Beyond watering it, we did nothing.
It was super easy. We got 4 giant pots from Sam’s club. Each one holds pretty much a whole bag of soil (the bigger ones). My wife planted it around the edge of the pot with marigolds in the center. Apparently the marigolds keep the critters away. Beyond watering it, we did nothing.
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Yeah sweet corn from the field is amazing. In the mornings you can pick and eat it right there without even boiling it.
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how many ears does a stalk produce?It was great. Took me back to the days of living on the farm. Kid had corn on the cob. I cut mine off the cob and cooked it with peppers, onions, and zucchini for tacos.
It was super easy. We got 4 giant pots from Sam’s club. Each one holds pretty much a whole bag of soil (the bigger ones). My wife planted it around the edge of the pot with marigolds in the center. Apparently the marigolds keep the critters away. Beyond watering it, we did nothing.
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Usually 1. 2 if you're lucky.
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Looks like you can plant em roughly 4" apart in a grid-like formation. Maybe I'll do like a 2x2 grid next year and see how it goes.
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You do need to plant them relatively close to each other, like you can't just plant one or two plants, because they have to pollinate each other. Though I don't know why you'd just plant one or two but yeah lol
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Looks like most stalks of this stuff has 2 ears. We got about 8-10 stalks per container, and we did 4 containers.how many ears does a stalk produce?It was great. Took me back to the days of living on the farm. Kid had corn on the cob. I cut mine off the cob and cooked it with peppers, onions, and zucchini for tacos.
It was super easy. We got 4 giant pots from Sam’s club. Each one holds pretty much a whole bag of soil (the bigger ones). My wife planted it around the edge of the pot with marigolds in the center. Apparently the marigolds keep the critters away. Beyond watering it, we did nothing.
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which containers did you buy? i'm very intrigued nowLooks like most stalks of this stuff has 2 ears. We got about 8-10 stalks per container, and we did 4 containers.how many ears does a stalk produce?It was great. Took me back to the days of living on the farm. Kid had corn on the cob. I cut mine off the cob and cooked it with peppers, onions, and zucchini for tacos.
It was super easy. We got 4 giant pots from Sam’s club. Each one holds pretty much a whole bag of soil (the bigger ones). My wife planted it around the edge of the pot with marigolds in the center. Apparently the marigolds keep the critters away. Beyond watering it, we did nothing.
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My wife got them at Sam's Club early in the season. They're the big 22" ones, likely similar to this: https://www.samsclub.com/p/22in-mystiqu ... od19180060
She got 2 blue ones, 2 white/ivory ones. They each fit one 55 quart bag of soil pretty much perfectly.
And then when the stalks are dead, we'll have fall decorations to use!
She got 2 blue ones, 2 white/ivory ones. They each fit one 55 quart bag of soil pretty much perfectly.
And then when the stalks are dead, we'll have fall decorations to use!
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I have about 5 of those containers outside with shrubs in them. They're a very nice pot and decently priced. They also had whiskey barrel looking ones for the same price if that is more your aesthetic.
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you have 8 stalks of corn in one of these?My wife got them at Sam's Club early in the season. They're the big 22" ones, likely similar to this: https://www.samsclub.com/p/22in-mystiqu ... od19180060
She got 2 blue ones, 2 white/ivory ones. They each fit one 55 quart bag of soil pretty much perfectly.
And then when the stalks are dead, we'll have fall decorations to use!
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I have a bunch of whisky barrel ones that are pretty nice. I put casters on them too which was genius.
Ugh, my wife spends 2 billion dollars on cornstalk decorations every year. My favorite part is the cleanup (car, yard, etc)
Ugh, my wife spends 2 billion dollars on cornstalk decorations every year. My favorite part is the cleanup (car, yard, etc)
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#humblebragI put casters on them too which was genius.
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Yup. I'll take some pics at lunch and post when I get back to the office.you have 8 stalks of corn in one of these?My wife got them at Sam's Club early in the season. They're the big 22" ones, likely similar to this: https://www.samsclub.com/p/22in-mystiqu ... od19180060
She got 2 blue ones, 2 white/ivory ones. They each fit one 55 quart bag of soil pretty much perfectly.
And then when the stalks are dead, we'll have fall decorations to use!
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nice. when do you even start corn seedligns?
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There is a cornfield approximately 38 steps from my front door.
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I snagged a pic, but it's a pain to upload. There are about 10 stalks in each pot. Some are big, some are small, so it should probably be more like 7-8 in each. Each stalk has about 2 ears of corn on it. They're all currently in silk and we did nothing to pollinate them... just let the wind and bugs do their thing.nice. when do you even start corn seedligns?
I checked my wife's garden notes. She planted the corn May 20th. We just picked our first ears last night. Her planting was just kernels into the dirt.
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damn ok thats awesome
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Pretty neat. I was reading today that you can start seeds inside 4 weeks before the last frost, or outside 1 week before the last frost.
I'll probably do some succession planting next year and go for maybe a grid of 6 stalks by 6 stalks.
What variety did you use?
I'll probably do some succession planting next year and go for maybe a grid of 6 stalks by 6 stalks.
What variety did you use?
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It was this: https://www.burpee.com/corn-on-deck-hyb ... 03168.html
The reviews that are bad all talk about bad germination rate. I don't know what they did wrong because all of ours took.
The reviews that are bad all talk about bad germination rate. I don't know what they did wrong because all of ours took.
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