Monday, July 21, 2014

Serendipity

Occasionally, here at the the Paco Command Center, a flower or other plant springs up and we have no idea where it came from. This phenomenon happened again this year, with the appearance of a cornstalk...



There are two ears of corn sprouting, too...



By the way, does anybody know how to tell when an ear of corn is ready to be picked?

10 comments:

Veeshir said...

By the way, does anybody know how to tell when an ear of corn is ready to be picked?

About a week after the squirrel or raccoon eats it.

missred said...

*singing* when the corn is as high as an elephant's eye"

Paco said...

Veeshir: Yeah, you're probably right about that.

Dave in Indiana said...

pick it when the exposed silk has dried out.

rinardman said...

Maybe you have a Johnny Cornseed living in your neighborhood.

Btw, the second ear doesn't usually make an edible ear, unless growing conditions are near ideal.

Minicapt said...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics/techniques/growfruitandveg_growingsweetcorn1.shtml
"Corn is ready when the silky tassels at the end of the cobs turn brown, but check by carefully peeling back the leaves and pinching a kernel.
If the juice is milky, cobs are ready to pick. To do this, simply twist the cob away from the plant."

http://www.dairydoingmore.org/thecows/nutrition/cornsilage.aspx

Cheers

JeffS said...

There's one way that seeds are randomly distributed, although I've never seen it applied to corn in a garden.

I did see it applied to watermelon in a desert oasis, though.

Paco said...

Jeff: thanks for the new word!

JeffS said...

Always glad to oblige, Paco!

RebeccaH said...

You probably got your free corn the same way I got two free tomato plants growing in the big flowerpot on my porch.