Friday, August 2, 2013

It's a Christmas miracle!

Somehow my Zea mays 'Variegata' that I got for purely ornamental value has self-pollinated. We have an ear of corn developing.


It almost makes up for the fact that right after I bragged about how good our veggie garden was looking, all the lettuce bolted, the cabbages were attacked by aphids, and the chard wilted. Before pride goeth a fall . . . but then after the fall there's corn! One ear of corn! Hallelujah!
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  1. Scott WeberAugust 2, 2013 at 9:47 AM

    I forget...are the kernels all sorts of colors as well? Nan Ondra posted about that crazy "glass corn" a while ago...where the kernels actually look like glass heads...amazing!

    http://hayefield.com/2013/06/15/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-june-2013/

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  2. AlisonAugust 2, 2013 at 10:11 AM

    At least your dinosaur kale is still going strong. The one crop PNW gardeners can always count on.

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  3. HeatherAugust 2, 2013 at 10:12 AM

    I have no idea. Can I peak inside the corn husk?

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  4. HeatherAugust 2, 2013 at 10:13 AM

    I know, right? It's harboring terrifyingly large spiders but the blue color is so nice.

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  5. Jane / MulchMaidAugust 2, 2013 at 10:55 AM

    Blame all those sleepy bumbles: they were sleep-flying and got confused.

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  6. HeatherAugust 2, 2013 at 10:59 AM

    Whatever it is, I'll take it. :)

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  7. JasonAugust 2, 2013 at 12:56 PM

    This story reminds me of my grandmother who kind of half believed that boasting would attract the attention of the evil eye. But if so, the evil eye likes corn! Nobody is all bad!

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  8. HeatherAugust 2, 2013 at 1:08 PM

    I must have been verrrry boastful to get an ear of corn!

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  9. Peter HerpstAugust 2, 2013 at 2:50 PM

    Preach it sister! Can't wait to see what the corn looks like when it's mature. I wouldn't look inside yet as things are still developing in there.

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  10. Kris PetersonAugust 2, 2013 at 5:25 PM

    That's an incredibly beautiful corn stalk! I planted corn for my 1st time ever this year too. I have 6 stalks and 6 ears. They're getting bigger every day but I'm not sure how to tell when they're "done" and I've been afraid I'll screw things up if I peel back the foliage too soon. So I'm waiting. Since all my beautiful grapes were eaten by birds before they ripened and my tomatoes seem to be a bit of a bust this year, I'm really hopeful that the corn comes through.

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  11. HeatherAugust 2, 2013 at 6:09 PM

    Oh, that's such a bummer about your tomatoes!

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  12. Ricki GradyAugust 5, 2013 at 11:42 AM

    Shall we stay tuned for the ceremonial "eating of the corn"?

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  13. Tammy SchmittAugust 6, 2013 at 9:23 AM

    Maybe the kernels will be variegated, too. That would be awesome!

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  14. HeatherAugust 6, 2013 at 9:25 AM

    I know! I'm so excited to see what they look like. I noticed this weekend that we have a second ear developing, so I'm hoping to reveal one. The birds should like that, I'd think.

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