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bjrogg:
--- Quote from: chamookman on August 20, 2022, 03:38:15 am ---Thoughts and Prayers sent Bud, sorry for Your loss ! Bob
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Thanks Bob.
They are very welcome
and much appreciated.
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
--- Quote from: Eric Krewson on August 20, 2022, 08:30:48 am ---That is beautiful corn. I always grew a corn patch every three years and vacuum sealed what I grew for the freezer. I put up enough the last time to last 4 years and surprisingly it was as good 4 years later as when I put it up.
I restocked this year but old age has caught up with me so I made a trip to the local Amish community and bought my corn for $3.50-$4.00 a dozen rather than grow it myself. I have put countless tons of manure in my garden spot over the years and keeping the weeds out of my corn patch is a very labor-intensive job which I can no longer do.
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Thanks Eric. It could have used a little more rain but it’s looking pretty good yet.
I remember one spring one of my friends had been watching a lot of home and garden TV. He decided he wanted to turn part of his lawn into garden. I helped him till a spot. He wanted something four times as big.
I told him he’d be able to grow plenty of weeds in the area we tilled already.
A few weeks later he said I was right.
He grew enough weed seeds in that spot to last another 200 years and then he turned it back into lawn.
It’s sometimes a shame that it takes a young back to work in the garden.
The older I get the more I appreciate a nice garden.
I’ve seen pictures of yours in the past and they were well taken care of.
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
Had a nice rain Saturday evening. I ended up getting .7” my brother got 1.5” and my nephew got .9”
It was certainly needed and welcome.
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
I picked several bags of sweet corn and my wife and daughter husked it.
Then I boiled it and blanched it in the kids swimming pool. Really helps keep the heat and humidity out of the house.
Then my wife cut it off the cob and I bagged it in freezer bags and put it in freezer.
Had to sample several cobs for quality control. They all passed inspection. Em em good
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
Everyone was a good tired after that. With a good feeling of accomplishment
Bjrogg
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