8/14 Corn update

Last weekends rain and the heat that followed has brought the corn along nicely.
We got around 2 inches which was nice considering some people got severe weather and maybe too much rain.
The problems in the fields that the dry weather created do not suddenly disappear, but now the plants can develop and ripen up much better.
I was hoping there would be some white corn for the weekend; alas, it just isnt going to make it.
there will be some starting weds at the UofMn.
There will be some all yellow corn next week too. The all yellow is one of my favorites.

Corn Update

The rain and warm weather has changed/ripened the corn dramatically.
We started picking today.
I can see the early corn is not going to yield well enough to warrent going to market this weekend. We will sell it locally.
We will start selling at markets starting Weds the 29th.
There will be a nice supply.

the past few years i've had some problems finding good white varieties. by good i mean not only do they taste good; i want them stress tolerant and i want them to yield well.
this is a new variety and so far i am quite pleased. this is on some low slightly peat ground and wow it is lush.
in a few weeks we'll all find out if it tastes as good as it looks.

unsolicited testimonial; yesterday at a small party Julia came up to me and stood on a chair and said "I love the corn".
What more could a guy ask for in life?

the corn is just coming ripe. we'll know in next day or two if there will be enough volume for market.

2009 Market Schedule

2009 Market Schedule

Wednesdays; UofMn Farmers Market, Church street, east bank, 11am-2pm

Thursdays; Nicollet Mall Farmers Market, 8th and Nicollet, 9:30am-3pm

Saturdays; Minneapolis Farmers Market, 6am-1pm
Mill City Farmers Market, 7am-1pm

Sundays; Minneapolis Farmers Market 6am-1pm

the corn is progressing nicely

with some rain and warm weather, this ear will be ripe in two weeks

still looks like the 18th or 19th for harvest start date

new plantings continue; i'll plant until July 12th, giving us corn well into October

what looks like small leaves will soon form form the sweet cob of corn that we will be hand harvesting and bringing to market
i expect the harvest to begin right around Saturday July 18