tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-452166664768313195.post6171505782289326459..comments2009-09-01T14:34:28.238-07:00Comments on Los Olivos Garden Journal: The Corn PostChad Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08104576525112767448noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-452166664768313195.post-20693423201271587522009-09-01T14:34:28.238-07:002009-09-01T14:34:28.238-07:00Hello, birthday boy! Sorry I didn't call you o...Hello, birthday boy! Sorry I didn't call you on your birthday but backpacking the North Cascades was higher priority. You know, if you had delivered that tough and dried out corn to us on, say, day 3 of our backpack, it would have tasted like the best thing I had eaten in days! Ed and Jean put in some corn too probably because they had the seed and the inclination. The ears are slow growing but, given your experience, I think they better check on the ears. <br />Our garden has filled my freezer and tomatoes are just coming in! We discovered that the slow start rainbow swiss chard loves hot weather and we have a ton of it. It is great but even I am getting tired of steamed greens. This will soon be the season of Greek salads with the coming of robust tomatoes, cukes, Walla Walla onions, peppers, and fresh Greek oregano ("regano" as the Greeks call it). We are still harvesting the last of the green beans and I planted several rows of green bunching onions and spinach and radishes. We'll see if the season is long enough for more of each.<br />Tell your sweetheart, Sarah, that I harvested a bunch of lemon balm for tea this winter. It along with other herbs are in the community part of the garden. <br />Later...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com