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Getting Ready!!!!!

Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 8:01 am
by KETCHAM
Going to get corn tonite.Yellow Bodius[?] Going for.$10.02 a pound.Need about 6 lbs I think.Need to find a seed supplier close by.Plant supplier also.Seeds [green beans,corn and peas] go in next weekend.YEEE HAW!!!Can't wait,running out of corn on the cob.[frozen].Still have 3 bags of peas.Kevin garden is done !!!!Need to get the H out haha!!

Re: Getting Ready!!!!!

Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 7:09 pm
by Joe Malinowski
Sounds good Kevin you are a few weels ahead of me.

Re: Getting Ready!!!!!

Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 11:58 pm
by KETCHAM
Got all my seeds now,waiting till next weekend.Hope it dries up a litte this week,lots of rain Saturday here.Like to disc one more time before I plant.Got to fix the 49 hyd res tomarrow.Kevin :twisted: :twisted:

Re: Getting Ready!!!!!

Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 1:02 pm
by KETCHAM
Beans and peas now in 4 rows of each.That will keep me busy!!!Corn saturday if no rain.Kevin

Re: Getting Ready!!!!!

Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 10:32 pm
by SONNY
Kevin!---6 pounds of sweet corn seed will plant 1 acre ( 43,560 square feet) ! lol!---don't have mine planted yet, but close! thanks; sonny

Re: Getting Ready!!!!!

Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 7:35 am
by KETCHAM
Looks like I figured a little high.OH WELL!!!Better to much than to little he says it will keep as long as it doesn't hot.Kevin ps I asked :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Re: Getting Ready!!!!!

Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 8:13 am
by Billy Fussell
Kevin,

Just put the left over seed in a zip lock baggie and put it in the deep freezer. It will still be good next year.

Billy

Re: Getting Ready!!!!!

Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 11:04 am
by SONNY
Ya!!---I was just teasin Kevin!!----We have some 5 year old sweet corn seed that still grows!----I think that is pushing my luck, but it passed my germination test, so I plant it! ---It is good for several years if stored the right way! thanks; sonny

Re: Getting Ready!!!!!

Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 10:25 pm
by smigelski
as long as you keep corn dry, I think it will last almost forever. I have some stuff that is older then dirt and still comes up at about 90% germination

Re: Getting Ready!!!!!

Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 10:14 am
by KETCHAM
The seed guy said heat would kill it also.Kevin :twisted: :twisted:

Re: Getting Ready!!!!!

Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 2:23 pm
by KETCHAM
Corn and sunflowers are in!!!!WOOOOOO HOOOOO!!!Garden is not where I like it.First year gardens are rough!!!!This one is no differnt.Lots of dead and decaying grass roots and big clumps of dirt.2 more years to get it right.So beans ,peas,corn and sunflowers are in.I've always wanted sunflowers in the garden!!!!Mamonth Ones!!!!!Plants in 2 weeks,can't wait!!!Kevin :{_}: :{_}: :{_}: