2022 garden season

[Peter Person]

We got some much needed rain, about 30 minutes worth, but still need a lot more to make up what we normally get.
Water table is way down. Footing drain normally has some water trickling out but it’s been bone dry for most of the summer.
Last July we had 26” of rain!

 

[ScottyD'sdad]

We got some much needed rain, about 30 minutes worth, but still need a lot more to make up what we normally get.
Water table is way down. Footing drain normally has some water trickling out but it’s been bone dry for most of the summer.
Last July we had 26” of rain!

No rain here. Forecasr was or your storm to come here, but it went north of us.
Ed

 

[outdoors4evr]

How can I tell when my sweet corn is ready to pick? It currently has thin ears with silk that is just starting to turn brown.

 

[Don McCombs]

Peel the husk back slightly on several ears and see if the end kernels are filled out.

 

[Mht]

I’ve found that once the silk turns brown it’s done about all the growing it’s going to do. That was surely the case with my corn this year. With the hot dry weather we’ve had in NC this year the gardens have been a bust. I picked about 50 feed sacks full of really pretty corn last year and only picked 2 sacks this year and even what I picked was pitiful. Tomatoes are so bad I didn’t even open up my stand to sell any. I’m getting enough to give some to friends and can so I’ll have enough to last until next year and hopefully things will be better. The only thing that did well this year was potatoes. We are finally starting to get some rain so I’m hoping to plant a fall garden starting next month and maybe it will be better than the summer garden

 

[Bill]

How can I tell when my sweet corn is ready to pick? It currently has thin ears with silk that is just starting to turn brown.

Before I was using an ele fence the racoons would tell when it is ready.
Bill

 

[Don McCombs]

Good one, Bill!

 

[ScottyD'sdad]

I ate 2 damaged ears, couple of days ago, (raccoon or woodchuck). Rest are ready today! (And, they left me some!)
Ed

 

[Don McCombs]

Ours should be ready in 4-5 days.

 

[SamsFarm]

Gee, I am late to the party, I still have 2 maybe 3 weeks yet for sweet corn!

 

[SamsFarm]

Tomatoes are so bad I didn’t even open up my stand to sell any.

Wont your tomatoes keep growing?

Seems like mine go till the frost gets them, and even then they are still blossoming.

At some point I get tired of covering them and let the frost get them!

I inagine your a long ways off from a frost!

 

[Mht]

Yes they will keep growing for a while yet. If the bugs and the heat ease up a bit I might start getting enough decent looking ones to sell. My produce stand is a hobby so it’s not a big deal if I don’t sell any but I sure miss talking with everyone that has become regular customers over the last couple years

 

[ScottyD'sdad]

First corn for supper tonight.
Ed

 

[SONNY]

No rain from the storm in the pics.!--just winds in excess of 50 mph and one town recorded 75 mph!
We finished getting the onions in,---now to cure them then store a few for us and give the rest away. First corn done,--now gotta mow the stalks off. last planting may or not make anything. Might not pollinate this year.

 

[SamsFarm]

Started picking sugar snap peas, sweet corn, and some green beans.

Time to fill up the belly, the freezer and sell some along the way!

I ate 5 ears today. 2 for breakfast, 3 for diner!

Thinking I need a dairy cow (jersey) next and make my own butter!

Maybe some ice crem too!

 

[outdoors4evr]

Started picking sugar snap peas, sweet corn, and some green beans.
I ate 5 ears today. 2 for breakfast, 3 for diner!
Thinking I need a dairy cow (jersey) next and make my own butter!
Maybe some ice cream too!

Thanks All, I appreciate the corn notifications! I'll peel a couple back and see if they are ready to pick.
I also often think about having a cow or two. Fresh Butter, Milk, and Cream sound amazing. Kinda makes vacations impossible though.

 

[SamsFarm]

Started picking sugar snap peas, sweet corn, and some green beans.
I ate 5 ears today. 2 for breakfast, 3 for diner!
Thinking I need a dairy cow (jersey) next and make my own butter!
Maybe some ice cream too!

I also often think about having a cow or two. Fresh Butter, Milk, and Cream sound amazing.

Especially if it would be from a organic grass fed moo moo!

Kinda makes vacations impossible though.

What is a vacation? :lol:

 

[Eugene]

I also often think about having a cow or two. Fresh Butter, Milk, and Cream sound amazing. Kinda makes vacations impossible though.

Been there. Twice a day milking, processing the milk, handling the feed, and manure. I think I'll continue to buy the butter, milk, cheese, and ice cream.

Beef cattle, much better.

 

[SamsFarm]

The sweet corn is not very sweet this year!

 

[Eugene]

Tomatoes $2.00 per pound, -- and not very tasty at the local farmers market.

Finally getting twice a week vendors at the local farmers market. One individual is selling some local grown produce and some purchased from a wholesale market. Other is entirely home grown.

Only sweet cron this year is some daughter brought down from Iowa. Local vendors, none.