Also Day 11: The Great Corn Debate

When I got home from work on Wednesday, I ran to check on our seeds. And much to my surprise, found that our seed starter kit adopted a little brother.



Oh no.

Bill and I have been debating for months now, ever since we dreamed up this garden, about growing corn. Now, I've had first-hand failed attempts at growing this stuff, and feel it should be left to farmers with huge tracts of land, the proper amount of time and dedication to it, etc. Corn takes up a HUGE amount of space, and I didn't see the need for wasting half of our garden space on these tall unruly stalks that would be shading the rest of our full-sun plants. Plus corn roots spread, a lot, and I worried about root infiltration with my beloved cucumbers (Bill also envisions pickling at the end of summer). So basically, Not In My Backyard (square foot garden).

He promised me he'd take care of the corn, and that he even found another vessel (an old galvanized tub used for keg chilling in his bachelor days) so that his Silver Queen and Early and Often wouldn't bother my showstopping Saffron squash. This corn is becoming a pet project to him, so I'll let it slide for now, until he gets so frustrated with it that he abandons it.





-Bill's note: Key point that Anne left out, the plan was always to grow the corn in there own bed nowhere near the rest of the garden. Since the corn stalks could reach six foot tall they would cast a shadow over everything else.