July Gems
Gardening Updates ... On May 27th, in a narrow 7' x 17' spot on the sunny, south side of our garage, I planted 30 potato sprouts from saved potatoes we harvested last September. I also planted 40 sweet corn seeds (of which only 15 plants sprouted days later). Two weeks later, I planted an additional 100 sweet corn seeds (after soaking them for 8 hours in water, per internet research, for better sprouting success). Nearly all 100 seeds sprouted much to my surprise and unplanned thinning dilemma. May 27, 2022 ~ Planting potatoes and sweet corn. As of July 31st, the sweet corn crop has surpassed the "knee high by the Fourth of July" marker. The first 15 seeds/plants in the back have already tasseled and corn ears with silk have begun forming. The second planting two weeks later are just starting to tassel. The potatoes in front are doing very well too as are the 30 additional potato plants in Chris's garden in the back yard. I accidently uprooted a cute, li