Sweet Corn

Sad day at the farm.  One of my oldest chickens has died.  We have a little out-of-the-way spot for our pets so she will lie undisturbed.

Yes, that is how high the animal corn has gotten.  I am under the hat at 5 foot 4 and the corn is at least 6 feet tall.  Wow.  It is only June.

Trying two new winter beans given to me by next door neighbor: Goose bean and Fortex bean.  Both good-eating heirloom types.  Goose is best eaten the day after you cook it.  Fortex pods grow 15 inches long!

Second planting of beets are in.  I am already eating some greens from the first planting.  Weather is perfect for beets…coolish nights and sunny days.  Interplanting with radish helps to find the row before seeds sprout.

Checked the dried and storage garlic today and found two that have sprouted little green tops.  They will not keep now (the bulbs get mushy) so I planted them out with the winter garlic. This will test whether garlic should be planted in the fall or if it is ok to plant them in spring.