The silks were brown, so I figured it was time to harvest some of the corn. Oh, my goodness - just look at 'em! That's Painted Hills on the left, Ambrosia in the middle and the two on the right are Fleet.
First, there was some disappointment. Below is what the Painted Hills, an heirloom variety, is supposed to look like. Its claim to fame is its beautifully multi-colored kernels. Mine were all just white. Hm. Did they send me the wrong seed? Nope - what I planted was multi-colored. Could it be the poor soil here affected the coloration? I have no idea, but I was disappointed. (Reading thru the description on the FEDCO website, they say the ears have mostly white kernels, with other colors interspersed. Maybe some of the other ears will be more colorful.)
Painted Hills Sweet Corn | Photo credit: we'moon in the woods, Flickr, Creative Commons,
via Frugal-Cafe Blog Zone
Still, I cooked 'em all up and while watching the final episode of the first season of Torchwood, I enjoyed the best corn I've ever grown. Yum.
The (few) leftovers went into the freezer.
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