"Thar She Blows!"

GoDawgs · May 30, 2020

Last evening a t-storm blew through, dumping 1.3" on us in a short time and I wondered if I'd be able to safely walk through the corn patch today and apply fertilizer. Well, there was no standing water but the corn wasn't standing either. It's always interesting to watch corn stand up.

This is the Silver Queen. It's young enough that I think it will stand up straight without looking like the letter C.

This is the Spring Treat corn. It's silking and pollinating right now so I don't know how that's going to turn out now.

In the bed next to the corn there's a good stand of Blue Lake beans and a sparse row of Kentucky Wonders. Germination wasn't good on the KYs and I replanted the many skips but a lot of that never came up either. A germination test showed 95% germination. Go figure.

I'm always amazed how plants heal themselves. Just eight days ago the collards and kale got severely deer-munched:

Every munched stem and old bottom leaves got pruned off and the plants got a dose of Miracle Grow. I failed to get a shot of what they looked like after pruning as they were about half of what you see above. This is what they look like this morning. Time to cut some kale!

And finally, a shot of flowers. Not just any flowers but some big, pretty tomato blossoms of GGWT. I love flowers in the early morning light.

May 30, 2020	#1
GoDawgs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b Posts: 1,685	"Thar She Blows!" Last evening a t-storm blew through, dumping 1.3" on us in a short time and I wondered if I'd be able to safely walk through the corn patch today and apply fertilizer. Well, there was no standing water but the corn wasn't standing either. It's always interesting to watch corn stand up. This is the Silver Queen. It's young enough that I think it will stand up straight without looking like the letter C. This is the Spring Treat corn. It's silking and pollinating right now so I don't know how that's going to turn out now. In the bed next to the corn there's a good stand of Blue Lake beans and a sparse row of Kentucky Wonders. Germination wasn't good on the KYs and I replanted the many skips but a lot of that never came up either. A germination test showed 95% germination. Go figure. I'm always amazed how plants heal themselves. Just eight days ago the collards and kale got severely deer-munched: Every munched stem and old bottom leaves got pruned off and the plants got a dose of Miracle Grow. I failed to get a shot of what they looked like after pruning as they were about half of what you see above. This is what they look like this morning. Time to cut some kale! And finally, a shot of flowers. Not just any flowers but some big, pretty tomato blossoms of GGWT. I love flowers in the early morning light.