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?
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10 comments:

  1. VeeshirJuly 21, 2014 at 11:46 AM

    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.

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  2. missredJuly 21, 2014 at 12:01 PM

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

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  3. PacoJuly 21, 2014 at 12:14 PM

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

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  4. Dave in IndianaJuly 21, 2014 at 4:04 PM

    pick it when the exposed silk has dried out.

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  5. rinardmanJuly 21, 2014 at 4:52 PM

    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.

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  6. MinicaptJuly 21, 2014 at 7:56 PM

    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

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  7. JeffSJuly 21, 2014 at 8:22 PM

    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.

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  8. PacoJuly 21, 2014 at 8:27 PM

    Jeff: thanks for the new word!

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  9. JeffSJuly 21, 2014 at 9:40 PM

    Always glad to oblige, Paco!

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  10. RebeccaHJuly 22, 2014 at 12:09 PM

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

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