It’s time for the weekly corn chronicles – and this week, we discover who made the cut & who didn’t. (It’s all American Idol style. Or maybe reverse Biggest Loser style – biggest grower! Who will wear the corn silk crown first??)
After hearing your requests last week, I went ahead & named all the corns. I had 55 corn plants. The first 52 all had alphabetical names (26 boys then 26 girls). The last three were named: Beer, Gin and Wine. 🙂
So, let’s go to the pictures (unfortunately, I don’t have photos of the last three rows, and they mysteriously disappeared from my camera!
Row 5: Greta, Havi, Isabelle, Jackie, Kelly, Lisa, Meredith
Row 6: Nora, Ophelia, Petra, Quentina, Roberta, Sarah, Tina
Row 7: Ursula, Veronica, Wilhelmina, Yvonne, Zara, Beer, Gin & Wine
After carefully evaluating each for its distance from the other corns (a minimum of 8 inches from its neighbors was required) and its size, I had to cull the corn. I am left now, with only 30 corn plants – and there are two corns (Veronica & Wilhelmina, I believe) that will be battling it out for the one remaining spot!
The remaining corns:
From right to left, bottom to top (I’m quirky):
Row 1: Brad, Darwin, Greg
Row 2: Ichabod, James, Larry, Nevil
Row 3: Robert, Ulysses, Victor, Xava
Row 4: Yuri, Amy, Carrie, Daphne, Francine
Row 5: Greta, Havi, Isabelle, Kelly, Meredith
Row 6: Nora, Petra, Roberta, Meredith
Row 7: Veronica, Wilhelmina, Yvonne, Zara & Gin.
They are an average of 4 inches tall this week (at least the ones I kept are), and have learned their first word: “No!”
In other garden news, after the initial despair, I now have 10 zucchini plants growing, and am loathe to pull any up because I begged them to grow so much! I hope all my local peeps like zucchini. My early pea crop is blooming, and we are eating fresh spinach & lettuce almost every night! The radishes are nearly done for the year already (although I may replant in early fall).
By this time next week, my garden will be 100% planted. (Unless I decide the brussels sprouts are a lost cause & plant something else in that row – any ideas? What do you/would you grow?)
You’re amazing! Can’t wait to check out the garden in person in a few weeks! 🙂
your garden looks great! i’ve wanted to grow a lantern fruit shrub?plant?tree? but that’s probably not a garden item. i love stir fried pea shoots, so if i had a green thumb, i would probably plant a carpet of those suckers.
Pumpkins!
Your garden is huge. It’s georgeous. Jelous.
Holy cow that’s a lot of corn!
You are the gardener inspiration!
brussell sprouts are kind of tough. i think they perenialize, so you don’t get much out of the first year. the aren’t a particularly pretty plant to grow either. I would go with some bush beans instead.
Corn is looking great! I’m hoping to finish planting out my garden this weekend too. I still have to get my corn in the ground, and a few other viney things like canteloupe.
you are hilarious! i must have missed the post where you decided to name the corn, but that is some funny stuff.
I am in love with the corn, and the garden. . . and the promise of zucchini! Gosh I’m a mooch. Living vicariously through your garden – you might have to charge me admission.
Oh YAY – I made the corn cut!!! Row 5, Corn 5 – that’s a FABULOUS position! A perfect square. We are so going to grow! Wait – except I’m also Row 6, Corn 4?? Did I clone myself already? I’m the baddest ass corn in the garden!! (I am a trifle concerned, though, that Odin Corn didn’t make it. Odin, ye olde Norse god, may send his ravens to check the situation – and baaaad things can happen to corn – even fabulous Meredith Corn when big, scary smart birds come swooping in!)
I’m thinking it’s probably a good thing I don’t have a garden of my own.