We’re corn farmers now!

My wife grew up in the Midwest, and was accustomed to having fresh corn. When we started gardening, she wanted to grow our own corn. How hard can it be?

We've tried growing corn at least 6-7 times, and the most we've ever gotten were 1-2 sad pathetic ears.

Some people say you can't grow corn in Denver. Season is too short, too dry, etc. etc. etc.

But a friend of ours grows it, and he has corn 10' high and harvests plenty every year. So we knew it could be done.

We tried growing some from seed, but only 3 sad plants made it to planting day. So we bought 8 plants.

This was our make or break year. I had done some research about how to grow corn, and talked to my friend. If it didn't work this year, we weren't going to waste time trying it again.

A month after planting, our plants looked healthier and happier than they every looked in previous attempts. Soon we started to see silks. As weeks went by, the ears grew and felt firm and solid. Again, better than we've ever done. The bees and wasps absolutely loved the corn stalks. I went out regularly to shake the corn stalks to hopefully coat the silks with pollen.

We picked a few ears last week. Sadly one was already too far gone, and the kernels were dry and shriveled. So this week we went out again and found 6 that look perfect. We'll be eating corn every night for the next 3-4 nights!

Now that I've learned some things, we'll definitely do corn again next year. I see people around town with corn twice as tall as ours. So I know we can get better.