We have corn! You likely heard me hollering about how thrilled I am all the way at your house 🙂 I’m so happy!
Since our weather has turned around all of our garden areas are doing really good. It’s rather strange—it’s August yet our garden looks much more like the typical June garden.
June and part of July was just so dry nothing was really thriving other than our tomatoes.
With so short a time left in the growing season I’m not sure how much of a harvest increase we’ll see with the beans and other things, but at least the lush green of summer has returned.
We had a dandy line of storms night before last that took down more of the corn, but I didn’t hardly get upset about it. Our goal was to grow corn again and we have. It’s certainly not the best crop ever grown in Wilson Holler because of the late start and the weather, but we’ve already tasted it’s goodness and I’m thankful.
The best planting days for August.
Taurus: good for all root crops and above ground crops 23, 24
Cancer: best for planting above ground and root crops 1, 2, 28, 29
Scorpio: best for flowers and above ground crops 10, 11, 12
Pisces: good for planting and transplanting above ground crops, trees and shrubbery 19, 20
We hope to plant some turnips this month. I wish we already had them planted but we don’t. And I’d like to plant some kale to enjoy this winter.
Another thing we hope to plant for the very first time is a cover crop to help enrich the soil. We’re aiming for the big garden area, but it’d be nice to plant some in our larger garden area as well as Granny’s little area.
Last night’s video: The BEST Blueberry Pie.
Tipper
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Yay! the corn made through!
That’s some good looking corn you all have there!
Glad you got some yield out of that crop of corn after the storms that you all put so much work into,to have.
Nothing better then fresh corn on the cob dripping in butter!
I hear you Rose, I had an ear of corn for supper with butter on it. Very good
We are all thrilled that you have corn! As others said, that’s some good looking corn! Happy for you.
My Grandpa, who’s buried over in Swain, came to me in a dream last night telling me about this woman screaming about corn over to his West.
Clover is my favorite cover crop to use: not only does it enrich the soil but it also feeds the bees.
Yay !!! So happy for you !!!
That’s some good looking corn. Ours is growing but not ready to pick yet. I think we set our stuff out early, just got in a hurry this year. It didn’t do good cause it was to hot and no rain. We are getting the rain now. It’s to late for our cucumbers. We did set some more out.
Tipper, I am glad you got your Silver Queen corn. After eating some G90- similar to Merit, it will be my go to corn for planting. Just curious, did the corn that was blown over stand back up? Me and some others said it would.
Oh man,I got excited too when I saw that ear of corn!!! I am so happy for you all…
Was thinking about the old song Come ye Thankful people Come..the 2nd verse..first the blade and then the ear,then the full corn shall appear..that second verse sounds alot what your family has gone through…Happy Harvest..Good eating coming.. yummy
All that hard work paid off! I’m so happy you finally have corn!! Silver Queen is our favorite also. Enjoy!!
Yea to fresh corn!! I too, have been enjoying same here from the organic farm I ‘shop’ at. Nothing better than fresh, and even more when it is what we ourselves have planted and grown and picked from our own plot of ground. That blueberry pie looked mouthwatering delicious last evening! And what a special treat seeing and hearing Granny singing with Paul on the BP!!
It seems like just yesterday when Matt got the tractor and you all set out to plant the corn. Pap would be so proud of the crop. Hopefully, next year’s weather will be better for all of our gardens. I froze some corn and made pickled corn for the first time. I can’t wait to try it!
I thought I heard someone screaming “CORN” here I’m Alabama. so glad to hear you have corn. Our corn got blown over by wind, but a few good days of sun, it stood right back up. maybe that will happen with yours too.
Congratulations on the corn and rain! We have had a very good garden this year and I have managed to put up a lot for the winter. I thank the good Lord for his blessings!
Before I moved to Florida, my former farming friends in South Carolina planted turnips for a cover crop and for the deer. (Sorry, Randy). They sowed seed in one field and had big and small turnips edge to edge. Deer ate both tops and turnips. I have pictures somewhere of turnips gnawed down to ground level by the deer. We had good hunting up there.
Gene, it is common for the hunters around here to plant turnip greens along with other things in their deer plots. The deer will eat the tops before it has time to grow turnips of any size. I know of one man buying and sowing bags of black eyed peas bought at the grocery store. They will sprout, come up and put on a few leaves before the deer eat them. I love for you hunters to kill the deer, I would like to see you kill them all. Just think of the cost of the damage done by the deer to crops and automobiles. Some people have even been killed by hitting deer with their car or especially motorcycles.
Congrats on the corn!
Your corn looks healthy and ready to cook. I’m happy for you and Matt that at least you will get some of the corn that you planted. We have had rain aplenty the last couple of weeks. Day before yesterday we had a thunderstorm with buckets of rain pouring down. Our vegetation her in Virginia has perked up but I notice that some of our crepe myrtle trees in our yard have not bloomed. The drought did affect the trees, shrubs, grass and gardens. We have three tomato plants left from twenty that we planted. My husband puts huge trash bags over them at night and removes them in the morning. One tomato is turning red. The cucumbers and squash were eaten up by the deer.
I was wrong, again! I said plant turnips but I meant sow them. Planting might lead someone to think you start them in a cup and transfer them into the ground. Picture the Parable of the Sower in the Bible. That’s the way you sow turnips.
Mommy always let some turnips to go to seed so she always had plenty to sow. She did that with mustard too!
Sorry if I get to rambling sometimes!
Congratulations on the crop! It’s so exciting to see the work pay off.
Well there you go! Plant turnips for the greens, thin them for the root and plow them under for a cover crop. Mommy used to do that all the time.
It is hard to not plant turnip seed (sallet to me) too thick. My Daddy would mix his seed with either dry sand or granular fertilizer and then broadcast the seed. He didn’t plant his sallet in rows. I have also saw him make a “salt shaker” out of a jar and shake the seeds out. He would take a jar and punch holes in the lid with an ice pick or small nail and hammer.
I’m so happy that y’all got to harvest some corn! It will be delicious, I’m sure!
I can’t wait to meet you Saturday at Alexander’s, and have you sign my cookbook. I have been to Alexander’s several times when I lived in Blue Ridge. It’s a great store! See you in a couple of days! Yay!
Oh that’s so exciting! So happy for you. That’s a beautiful ear of corn.
Congratulations! I could hear you hollering all the way here in Ohio. I’m so happy for you and Matt. There is nothing better than fresh corn from the garden corn.J
I am so happy for you and your corn patch!! It looks so beautiful in your photograph. I watched your video last evening. That blueberry pie looked so delicious that I think hubby’s mouth was watering—mine too! I have made your recipe a couple times and we just love it. Hope everyone has a wonderful day.
I’m happy for you’ll. I can just imagine how good that silver queen is, my favorite!
What a beautiful sight…fresh corn!! I’m sure Pap would be proud of that eat of corn as well.
Not sure why, but my old friend and neighbor used to plant turnips as his cover crop in his garden and always told me to be free to come get all I wanted. It never inquired why he chose turnips, but he had a thriving garden always. Those turnips would thrive. I loved turnips, and cooked them as one would potatoes with a roast, fried, and added to the greens. Turnips are very good for you, and I personally did try to go by the signs for any root crops. Loose soil is the key.
So happy for y’all that your corn made it. Praise the Lord.
It looks so much healthier than that SMUT CORN.
May God bless Granny and the Wilson and Pressley families.
I’m so happy you have corn!! Your families labor is not in vain…have a great day!
I am delighted to hear although the corn may have gotten blown down, you’re getting big , sweet ears of corn now! Also glad to hear the garden has perked right up with a little rain. The same is happening here in WV too. Have a beautiful day!
We used radishes and clover for cover crops, and chickens like both, too. Congratulations on the revival of Pap and Granny’s corn garden. Enjoy the goodness of your labors!
That’s so exciting! I couldn’t be happier for ya’ll. Enjoy every kernel!!
I’m so happy for all of you!!!! I pray you and yours be blessed!
Tipper,
I thought I heard a commotion south of the state line! It must’ve been you a hollering. That’s a beautiful ear!
We pulled enough to put up 45 freezer bags so far. Our garden has done well this year. I cut back on so many beans as I still had plenty from last year.
We are thinking of a cover crop as well. The Amish around here plant turnips as a cover crop and leave them until spring then turn them under. They said it enriches the soil and keeps it loose. We planted turnips last week. The rain comes in spells so often that I didn’t look at the signs and just done it. Have a beautiful day! As my family would say “you can grow some right smart corn”!