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Getting Ready!!!!!
Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 8:01 am
by KETCHAM
Going to get corn tonite.Yellow Bodius[?] Going for.$10.02 a pound.Need about 6 lbs I think.Need to find a seed supplier close by.Plant supplier also.Seeds [green beans,corn and peas] go in next weekend.YEEE HAW!!!Can't wait,running out of corn on the cob.[frozen].Still have 3 bags of peas.Kevin garden is done !!!!Need to get the H out haha!!
Re: Getting Ready!!!!!
Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 7:09 pm
by Joe Malinowski
Sounds good Kevin you are a few weels ahead of me.
Re: Getting Ready!!!!!
Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 11:58 pm
by KETCHAM
Got all my seeds now,waiting till next weekend.Hope it dries up a litte this week,lots of rain Saturday here.Like to disc one more time before I plant.Got to fix the 49 hyd res tomarrow.Kevin
Re: Getting Ready!!!!!
Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 1:02 pm
by KETCHAM
Beans and peas now in 4 rows of each.That will keep me busy!!!Corn saturday if no rain.Kevin
Re: Getting Ready!!!!!
Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 10:32 pm
by SONNY
Kevin!---6 pounds of sweet corn seed will plant 1 acre ( 43,560 square feet) ! lol!---don't have mine planted yet, but close! thanks; sonny
Re: Getting Ready!!!!!
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 7:35 am
by KETCHAM
Looks like I figured a little high.OH WELL!!!Better to much than to little he says it will keep as long as it doesn't hot.Kevin ps I asked
Re: Getting Ready!!!!!
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 8:13 am
by Billy Fussell
Kevin,
Just put the left over seed in a zip lock baggie and put it in the deep freezer. It will still be good next year.
Billy
Re: Getting Ready!!!!!
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 11:04 am
by SONNY
Ya!!---I was just teasin Kevin!!----We have some 5 year old sweet corn seed that still grows!----I think that is pushing my luck, but it passed my germination test, so I plant it! ---It is good for several years if stored the right way! thanks; sonny
Re: Getting Ready!!!!!
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 10:25 pm
by smigelski
as long as you keep corn dry, I think it will last almost forever. I have some stuff that is older then dirt and still comes up at about 90% germination
Re: Getting Ready!!!!!
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 10:14 am
by KETCHAM
The seed guy said heat would kill it also.Kevin
Re: Getting Ready!!!!!
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 2:23 pm
by KETCHAM