Re: Look what we picked :)

southern gardener 7/26/2013, 11:12 am

thankyou sanderson. I think we got the Silver Queen at Home Depot or Lowes. Can't wait for the others to ripen! I think one or two more will be ready in the next couple of days !

southern gardener 6/22/2014, 6:32 pm

anyone picking corn yet?? I was looking at these pics, and it was in July when we got ours last year, I think it's going to be earlier this year. LOTS of ears out there! At what stage the the kernels fill up? Looks like they're pollinated, but they're still small. Silk is drying a bit on some of them...........

**sanderson** 6/22/2014, 7:05 pm

I've read when the silks are almost brown. (Newbie here)

FamilyGardening 6/22/2014, 10:09 pm

SG wait for the silks to dry up brown color Very Happy

sometimes you can harvest a bit sooner....but most of the time its best to wait until the silks are all brown....

no harvesting corn yet for us....but...we maybe knee high by the 4th of July Razz

happy gardening
rose

southern gardener 6/23/2014, 12:52 am

thanks guys!! I guess we are anxious to see what's inside?? Ate one the other day, all the kernels were pollinated, but they were small and not sweet yet, but the silk was still sort of sticky too..............I guess it's hurry up and wait?? Look what we picked :) - Page 2 950477

southern gardener 7/1/2014, 2:02 am

welp!! it's ready now, and BOY is it good!! We had our corn, zucchini, steamed rice and some salmon a friend caught for dinner tonight!! yummo!!! The pollination seems to be excellent! We sat in the garden tonight and ate it...what a way to end the day Smile

Look what we picked :) - Page 2 Dinner10

Look what we picked :) - Page 2 Dinner11

FamilyGardening 7/1/2014, 2:34 am

**AtlantaMarie** 7/1/2014, 7:46 am

VERY nice, SG! And what a relaxing way to end the day...

(Looks like someone else was interested in your dinner too, from the look your plate is getting... lol)

lyndeeloo 7/1/2014, 8:20 am

Oh SG! That's the good life for sure! Very Happy

southern gardener 7/1/2014, 1:45 pm

yes...the pups were standing closeby in case of any fallout!! LOL. I'm SO happy with the garden. I love that my hubby asks what is growing for dinner tonight. He is an EXCELLENT cook, (as you can see) and is really loving the veggies Smile

I'm telling you tho, the corn is sooo good! Most stalks have 2 ears too!!

**sanderson** 7/1/2014, 2:17 pm

My kind of dinner

**llama momma** 7/1/2014, 2:26 pm

SG
My new favorite saying when I teach a class is, You don't have to Be rich to Eat rich. So I just Love the picture with the 'rich man' dining next to the garden!

cheers

southern gardener 7/1/2014, 4:12 pm

llama momma wrote:SG
My new favorite saying when I teach a class is, You don't have to Be rich to Eat rich. So I just Love the picture with the 'rich man' dining next to the garden!

LM, you have no idea how that warms my heart. I seriously have the best husband in the world. I have some physical issues that prevent me from doing what I want, and he's always there for me Smile

We are not rich for sure, but we have so much Smile

Thank you for the quote!! Here are some berries we just picked for lunch; this is pretty much what we get each day. Planted these last April I believe it was...wishing our garden would never end!!

Look what we picked :) - Page 2 Strawb10

Look what we picked :) - Page 2 Strawb10

Marc Iverson 7/1/2014, 7:00 pm

llama momma wrote:SG
My new favorite saying when I teach a class is, You don't have to Be rich to Eat rich. So I just Love the picture with the 'rich man' dining next to the garden!

That's one of the things I really like about learning to cook. It can let you eat so well regardless of whether you spend a lot of money on food, effectively raising your living standard, sometimes far above your income level. Even a pauper can feel like a prince at dinner if he knows how to cook.

**llama momma** 7/2/2014, 7:00 am

SG -- Awe, You're very welcome, it's really nice to share things on this forum. Gardening does so much good in many ways. okay

Enjoy those Gorgeous strawberries. I have maybe one more serving left in the freezer. Really must expand my beds next year for more strawberries, I can't get enough of them.

And Marc-- ++ 1

**AtlantaMarie** 7/2/2014, 7:03 pm

SG, those berries look luscious... Hope my slips take off soon. I'd like some berries like yours & Lyndeeloo's for next year.

southern gardener 7/2/2014, 9:31 pm

AtlantaMarie wrote:SG, those berries look luscious... Hope my slips take off soon. I'd like some berries like yours & Lyndeeloo's for next year.

Thank you! I didn't photoshop them either...they are just that beautiful color! That reminds me!! I didn't pick today!! CYA!!

southern gardener 7/3/2014, 8:20 pm

The best corn we have ever grown hands down. I'm telling you, this back to eden really works!!We have eaten at least 20 ears out of the garden so far and I think there are 12 or 13 here tonight. And the stalks are still full!!

Look what we picked :) - Page 2 Img_2111

Look what we picked :) - Page 2 Img_2111

**AtlantaMarie** 7/4/2014, 2:52 pm

Woo-hoo!!! Looks great!

**sanderson** 7/7/2014, 2:46 am

Butternut 1 lb 10.9 oz. and 2 lb 11.4 oz. Baby Green Hubbard 1 lb 5.3 oz and 2 lb 11.4 oz. Spaghetti squash 3 lb 3.3 oz. They have covered their seed costs. Anything else will be a bonus.

Look what we picked :) - Page 2 Harves12

Look what we picked :) - Page 2 Harves12

yolos 7/7/2014, 6:32 am

Great looking harvests ya'll. Isn't it a wonderful feeling to finally get some good pickins after all the work that goes into gardening. Some failures but enough successes to keep us coming back to the garden.

southern gardener 7/7/2014, 2:30 pm

beautiful Sanderson!! Our butternuts are really putting on fruit! Never grown Hubbard, what's it like? Congrats on your harvest!

**sanderson** 7/7/2014, 2:33 pm

Never eaten Hubbard. I just planted different winter squashes to see what did the best in this climate.

Marc Iverson 7/7/2014, 4:39 pm

sanderson wrote:Butternut 1 lb 10.9 oz. and 2 lb 11.4 oz. Baby Green Hubbard 1 lb 5.3 oz and 2 lb 11.4 oz. Spaghetti squash 3 lb 3.3 oz. They have covered their seed costs. Anything else will be a bonus.

Nice! Were all of them grown vertically?

CapeCoddess 7/7/2014, 4:48 pm

sanderson wrote:Butternut 1 lb 10.9 oz. and 2 lb 11.4 oz. Baby Green Hubbard 1 lb 5.3 oz and 2 lb 11.4 oz. Spaghetti squash 3 lb 3.3 oz. They have covered their seed costs. Anything else will be a bonus.

Jiminy crickets! Those are fantastic! Total squash envy here. Don't you get powdery mildew and squash vine borer???

CC

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