That's right. I'd forgotten that you were one of those Presbyopians. Well I picked two ears an hour before dinner time. They look good. I had to pick two early to make sure about my dinner plans. Right now the menu includes all 5 Idaho Food Groups: - BBQ meat - potatoes - corn - onions...
I have a nice tri-tip steak which I'll marinate and eat with some corn. Also local sourdough garlic bread - the kind with little pieces of fresh garlic baked into the dough. I figure I'll have two ears of fresh corn per day for the next two weeks. Maybe I'll open a bottle of local Sawtooth cab...
Holy heck almost all my ears had the silk turn brown this week. Must be harvest time! :laugh: I guess starting tomorrow I'm in corn city for about 2 weeks. Here's Susie walking past my corn crop. Notice the cabernet savignon is getting ripe now too.
I've grown lots of fruit and vegetables over the years, but this year is a first for me. I planted a line of corn along my back fence, which faces roughly south. We had late frosts here in southern Idaho so the planting was delayed until about May. I can tell when an apricot or an apple is...