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I had a great crop of corn last year. This year I got zero corn cobs to eat. My tastes came before the silks. Then I didn’t spray with BT when I did get a few cobs and the worms ate what did develop. Make sure u spray ur BT when the corn starts developing next time. Hopefully we both get corn next year ❤
Oh dear , i though i was alone . 😂 believe me you did better than i did !!
I sincerely thinking of planting fava bean this year . It's suppose to be so great for the soil .
I always fertilize corn when it's first planted then when it's knee-high I fertilize again and then when it starts to tossle you fertilize it again
Disease do not till.ask farmer if you should cut it down and burn field
Kaye, I have never had any luck growing corn in Topanga Canyon in California. Your observation about heirlooms being more susceptible to predation and other mishaps is really useful. I’m going to try again with a modern seed. But this was really a fascinating segment… It is so true that we learn by Our failures. This season my tomato plants grew as tall as ever but didn’t flower, and didn’t fruit. So next time I grow tomatoes I’m going to shade cloth them during the hottest temperatures here. It was well over 100 here for a number of weeks. At any rate always such a pleasure to see your videos and see you in this unbelievably beautiful place that you’re living. Thunderstorms! What a gift. We miss you out here!
“It’s amazing what you can get done with help”. That’s a blessing!💕
Sorry to hear of the loss of your sister.♥️
I am going to plant Bantam Corn and plant a patch of perhaps 18-24 in the ground next Spring. I also have Flint flour corn seed but probably won't do that next year as I'd like to plant more of that to get some grindable flour out of it. My watermelon and honeydew are nearly ready and I've been harvesting string beans, zucchini and crookneck squash. Artichoke still alive and looks better. The grasshoppers are mating so will be dead soon (will rototill all areas where I think grasshoppers have laid eggs in late Winter to disrupt the life cycle and hope not to go through all this again). Volunteer tomato looks great and flowers but too hot and too late so I may see. Thanks for your great videos Kaye! You are a fountain of knowledge, tips, tricks, fun, and kitties!
We grew over 100 stalks of corn in two 9×10 raised beds. They were planted 5-6 inches apart and rows 2 ft apart. I watered every day. We threw chicken litter in the rows for nitrogen the first time we fed. Second time, at knee high, we fed Blood Meal.
When the silks appeared I sprayed BT on silks to keep the worms out. They were planted close together and pollinated beautifully. Every stock had at least one ear. This is the first time we’ve planted corn in 20 years. I watched a lot of real farmers on YT to get it right. We’re in Western NC and had the same climate as Tn.
Even though your harvest was less than desirable, your ATTITUDE is such an INSPIRATION. You learned a lot this year that we all learn and continue to learn. God's beautiful planet has an abundance of pests that don't seem to get the memo that our gardens are not for their dining pleasure. Trust me on this, next year will be better and every year after. It is all about baby steps. Everything in life is about one step at a time and what we learn along this precious journey.
Oh, I do feel your pain and when I find pests, I delight in talking to them and letting them know that I play hard when they nibble on MY food. God Bless you dear Late Bloomer and know that it gets better.
SORRY ABOUT THE CORN. BUT, WE WILL ALL TRY AGAIN NEXT SUMMER AND IT WILL A BETTER CROP. WE ALL LEARN FROM THINGS WE DO. YOU DONE SUCH A WONDERFUL GARDEN AND IT WAS NOT BECAUSE YOU DID NOT TRY. AND, THE LIGHTS WERE SO PRETTY. WE WILL GET IT NEXT TIME . WE LEARN SO MUCH FROM YOU, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. !!!
You applied the famous saying. if at first, you don't succeed. Try, try and try again' The video gives inspiration to many gardeners. Kind regards Kaye.Patrick xx
Pity the caterpillar got to the corn before you.
The rain and scalding sun killed plants around southern Virginia this year. They are spraying something in the skies, I watch them daily . So which seed you use won’t matter if the rain is hitting it. The ph has totally changed with rain , I’ve checked because I use it to water plants. Way more alkaline.
We had birds eat our seedlings too but we have shiny strips of papery product that flutter in the wind and scare the birds away. Also, I have to help with pollination. I walk between the rows when the pollen is ready to fall off and wiggle the stalks. This really has been a game changer. I walk the rows every other day for a while.
I learned a lot from your mistakes, if I ever try to grow corn. The only suggestion, is that when I try a new garden item, I do a small try me out patch. You were very ambitious with that big garden. do small experiments till you get your bearings. I watch Danny too.
I tried to grow sweet potatoes (I am in NY) and they all died. I don't think I have the right climate. I also have a lot of chipmunks making holes in my garden, but they leave my tomatoes alone, thank God. I am hoping they just eat bugs, but maybe they ate my sweet potato leaves.🤭🤔
Aw Kaye..you did work like a dog on that garden and corn. It did grow! It was looking great…until the dear got it. But that’s what gardening is all about. Learning what does and what doesn’t work. It was looking beautiful! Your not a quitter so I’m looking forward to next year….
I certainly feel your pain. I'm in CA and I think this is our 12th year of drought. In any case, I've had to water by hand all year and it obviously was not enough. Even my 25 tomato plants didn't produce any edible fruit except for a couple of the cherry tomatoes and then not much. One by one my squash died from thirst until the last two, which were partially shaded by a fence. I got one sweet dumplin squash and I checked every day until I thought it was time to harvest it. Went out and, somethig had stolen it. Probably a raccoon. Bought another hose, a nitrogen-rich cover crop and a couple of bales of straw for mulch. I'm going to use every trick I can think of to keep the birds and the raccoons out of the garden next year. I haven't had much luck in this garden, but I have had some pretty nice harvests before so I'm not going to give up.
Is it rust? like corn rust or something? But similar thing happened to me this year with my corn. I planted them to close together and they started to show the exact same thing your corn did. We just left it all the way to the end and apparently they were delicious (my parents ate them) very little harvest but great learning experience for this yeaar
When you first thinned the grown you could have pulled them up by the root and transplant them in another row or just fill in. Then corn needs to have dirt pulled up around it about 3 times then you can let it grow till harvest. It might be ear wigs are just to much rain. We win some and loose some hope you can get it under control!
Kaye, God gave you "Garden Angels" because those rows are so beautiful. Shalom⛏🌽
As I watched the rest of your video, I felt very sad. You put in so much hard work and those pestilences attacked your garden. You are an "Amazing" woman Kaye. I believe God has something very special for you. Shalom🤗
Such a hard working lady! Glad I found your channel to inspire me to keep on truckin’ 👍🏻✌🏻
Tripod sprinkler for the corn.
Interested in learning how to grow vegetables without fertilizers, chemicals, insecticides?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEC_qqn6epg&t=57s
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Always a pleasure to hear you and learn from your experiences.Thank you so much . I haven't tried my yet that canned .
Isn't the corn too close to each other? Ok i just finished the whole video and from my inexperienced experience I can say that you just planted them way too close , and the wind circulation was not enough in between them. Next year maybe space them apart like skip three after placing one seed from this years layout. And that may workout. You'd get less corn but they will be bigger for sure. 😊 all the best for the season and happy planting.
My suggestion to you Kaye is too watch a youtuber called Bubblebeet!! He is Nth Carolina!! Has had a lot of issues with pests like possums and deer!! He has set up a lot of trail cams!! Which I highly advise you do so you know what your dealing with!! Then you can set up a better protection system for your crops!! Cheers!!
If the worm liked it you know it's good, right?
All my corn was pulled out by squirrels and they ate the seeds except one plant hidden by a squash plant and I got one ear and I'm using it for seeds.
Next year I'm starting all the corn indoors in pots
Instead of having a plot of corn why not try one or two stocks surrounded by squash, beans and then surround those with all kinds of pollinating plants that attract predators of the bugs that eat corn… Then do multiple stands like this around the yard in different places and use different pollinating plants and things like Marigold and basil and fennel dill … things that animals don't like… And since I use fallen trees… trunks branches and bark all around the deer don't like the uneven terrain and the rotting wood allows mushrooms and termites and all kinds of bizarre creatures to hang out like lizards and chipmunks turtles.
One of the painted turtles from the pond was up eating one of the purple feathers plants..
And since I use buckets of water to water all of my gardens it's easier to get to all the important plants since each garden is very small and I can circumnavigate.
Right now there's some weed that is a vine that covers all of my gardens and it puts out long mini flowered blades that are covered with honey bees and other wasp looking type B's which I know eat stuff. So between your rows of corn you should have pollinating weeds like clover or whatever and just walk on it and those will attract predators to keep your corn protected. It will shade the ground and help hold moisture.
Gardening is a battle…
the leaf damage does look like rust, you can't do much about that, except plant rust resistant corn. You are also having critter damage. In addition to deer, which you know about, squirrels, rats, raccoons and possums will all climb the stalk and eat the ears of corn before you can. You may have to add some kind of fencing around the corn patch.
Thank you for the garden ‘reality’ tale. So interesting
The most important time for corn to have plenty of water is while it is pollinating. It might look great without it but for the cob to fill you have to make sure to water if you don't get rain.
hi madam ! how u doing .do u need worker .ur corn have potasium problem . and need honest faithfl workers.)
Hi Kaye, is there a way to put in mister's in your garden. This would make your watering and work a lot easier? Not sure just asking? Thank you for showing us what you have done, good info for us. Blessings to all.
Hi Kaye, we have to keep trying don't we, you did a great job, we will all learn together. 🙂
Thank you for your transparency. I learn so much from you and your positive focus. God bless you and your homestead.
Kaye, this was the third year I planted a lot of corn. It was the FIRST year I got any with all the problems. I got a LOT! I learned planting in seed trays and planting them out perfectly spaced was a winner. I will never do it the old fashioned way again. When the silks started I covered them all with cayenne pepper powder every third day. I went through almost an entire quart jar. That was THE ONLY THING that kept the critters and bugs off. I also did something really unconventional with fertilizing. Don't judge me! LOL Dollar tree had job plant spikes 50 in a pack. I bought several of them. As soon as I got the starts all planted…I stuck two of them in the dirt beside each plant. They are mostly nitrogen which is what the corn needs. My corn was beautiful. I know it's totally unconventional and out of the norm the way I did it. But, ,this gal FINALLY got her some corn!!! Yippee!! The variety I planted was a hybrid. Golden Queen. I got the seed from my local mom and pop nursery. Every single seed germinated. I was amazed. No more crying and being mad. I will do this again next year. Keep trying! You WILL get some corn. Hope some of these ideas help someone. It was better than camping out and shooting all the raccoons and deer. LOL That was my next plan. Glad I didn't have to do it. I don't think my neighbors would have appreciated that very much. Also, keep in mind, we got NO RAIN for two months in July and August. You got a lot. We didn't get a drop. I watered every day sometimes twice.
I'm sorry this is a late comment. I'm trying hard to catch up on videos of those I watch. It's that time of year so it's hard to watch everything I want to.
I’m in East Tennessee. I grew tomatoes and jalapeño peppers and basil. Everything grew great. Then I told my lawn guy Im done with the tomatoes and my daughter picked all she wanted and I told them go ahead and take any that was left. I had two beautiful bushes. They took the whole plant. Both of them. I couldn’t believe it. I guess I’ll be more careful in what I say from now on.