Those cornstalks are not entirely dead - and they are supporting some beans as well.
I cleared a space for more corn - my hands looked like a warzone when I was done. I hope there is enough time left in the season to get something out of it. Also planted a few new beans and some more packaged purple zinnias for Esme because hers did not come up. I was treated to a display of bravery between the hummingbirds - fighting and swooping at each other in the honeysuckle. Harvested a few small things... mostly just doing maintenance today. I should make soup - I have a counter of small tomatoes and black eyed peas and a pepper that needs to go in there. I took some dried sunflower heads and got the seeds out of them - bringing some to Grandma for her stash. I am afraid there are only a few stalks of sorghum out there - so might have to plant a bit more.
Planted:
white kernel sorghum from storeroom
a few sunflower seeds - to test
red marigold head seeds - to test
Incredible sweet corn (85 days)
Lina Sisco bird's eggs beans (2nd run - 1st produced some, then died)
Kentucky Wonder brown seeded pole beans (2nd run - 1st died)
Purple package of zinnias
1 comment:
I love the strawberry blonde sunflowers, I think I'll try to plant some next year, though all the crows and jays we have here might be a problem. Try a plain used T-bag on your tooth or some clove oil, it's nasty and stings but it might help. I planted some lettuce to late to late I think, only the caterpillars are enjoying it. I have sprayed and sprayed, though, I hate pesticides but they are still chewing away, It looks a lot like green Swiss cheese, I doubt that I will want to eat it, but the squash are doing okay.
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