tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post2437316722350391610..comments2023-11-11T10:00:52.832-08:00Comments on Annie's Kitchen Garden: July 3, 2012 - Silver Queen Down!Annie*s Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-31181041899380197102012-07-06T16:40:07.322-07:002012-07-06T16:40:07.322-07:00To all who were concerned, the corn stalks righted...To all who were concerned, the corn stalks righted themselves so now they are almost straight again. Two of them might need a bit of help, the rest look just fine.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-9147834325273648942012-07-06T14:25:46.474-07:002012-07-06T14:25:46.474-07:00Hope it straightens out! Staking it an option?Hope it straightens out! Staking it an option?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490964982321159910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-27733411535484702262012-07-05T14:11:44.970-07:002012-07-05T14:11:44.970-07:00I hope it's all right, doesn't look like y...I hope it's all right, doesn't look like you had to worry about the pollen being blown away just yet so that's a bonus!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-91490385006561766562012-07-05T05:58:54.036-07:002012-07-05T05:58:54.036-07:00Here's hoping they stay upright now that the w...Here's hoping they stay upright now that the wind has died down. My artichokes are laying down on the job. I think I will construct a simple fence support around them next year to keep them vertical as well.kitsapFGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120640838501186514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-30861430095917571132012-07-05T01:09:02.257-07:002012-07-05T01:09:02.257-07:00The post was sorta funny to me despite the hassle ...The post was sorta funny to me despite the hassle you had. Just a three liner...it's down, it's up, it's down...good like a short joke.<br />So, I was thinking about the ideas above and thought about how florists use tape criss crossing the top of a vase. If you can put stakes around the outside, then tie (whatever twiney thing you have) at about 3 feet or higher, it'll be like a grid to catch them in. I'd have to draw it out but maybe you get the idea.AmyTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-81090986669201158042012-07-04T16:07:30.431-07:002012-07-04T16:07:30.431-07:00Hope your corn will recover from the wind and you&...Hope your corn will recover from the wind and you'll have good harvestJenny Rottingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559432369642740389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-81775154682798663162012-07-04T10:49:16.007-07:002012-07-04T10:49:16.007-07:00oh no!! What's up with all the wind this year....oh no!! What's up with all the wind this year. We are getting blown away here too...yet again. Corn is pretty strong so I hope yours bounces back :)Mrs.Pickleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678592143938874654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-28564221726129778202012-07-04T10:33:01.630-07:002012-07-04T10:33:01.630-07:00Maybe if you lasso the whole bunch and tie them up...Maybe if you lasso the whole bunch and tie them up to a post? At least that would prevent more damage from being on the ground. That's what I had to do with my peas because they refused to use the perfectly good trellis I made them. ;)AnywhereEdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08243890948543124146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-82854715572453893712012-07-04T08:28:12.287-07:002012-07-04T08:28:12.287-07:00Loretta, so far they're still green and not sh...Loretta, so far they're still green and not showing any wilt.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-5734629751901798132012-07-04T08:25:12.619-07:002012-07-04T08:25:12.619-07:00AH! I hate when that happens. Looks like they may ...AH! I hate when that happens. Looks like they may need a prop to hold 'em up. Hope the roots weren't damaged.Lorettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07438482000151187328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-51644484629054213852012-07-04T08:17:56.672-07:002012-07-04T08:17:56.672-07:00BTW, Cloud, did you get the PDFs I sent you last n...BTW, Cloud, did you get the PDFs I sent you last night? If so, were you able to open them?Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-8966134522524152012012-07-04T08:16:01.710-07:002012-07-04T08:16:01.710-07:00Cloud, there aren't any rabbits around here. ...Cloud, there aren't any rabbits around here. We had a 10-year-old pet rabbit that a feral cat killed last October, and now we just have Annie and Otto, who actually will eat just about anything. Fortunately, a dachshund's 3-inch long legs don't allow them to reach high enough to eat the corn ;-)Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-13980830601395691892012-07-04T08:06:50.610-07:002012-07-04T08:06:50.610-07:00Dewdrop, thank you for following my blog! I can a...Dewdrop, thank you for following my blog! I can always count on a few hard wind storms every growing season. I'm pretty used to them, but that doesn't mean I like it!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-57906149145548685942012-07-04T08:05:01.724-07:002012-07-04T08:05:01.724-07:00Kris, I think they'll right themselves. I mig...Kris, I think they'll right themselves. I might have to go stomp a bit more on their roots today.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-64242667374896909352012-07-04T08:04:15.912-07:002012-07-04T08:04:15.912-07:00Daphne, I'm quite certain it's salvageable...Daphne, I'm quite certain it's salvageable.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-90187128660524676332012-07-04T08:03:36.835-07:002012-07-04T08:03:36.835-07:00Nutmeg, I've always gardened, so I've alwa...Nutmeg, I've always gardened, so I've always fussed when the wind blows too hard, it's too hot, it freezes, it rains too much, it's too dry. Always something!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-6245086935003717062012-07-04T07:28:28.178-07:002012-07-04T07:28:28.178-07:00Even being wind-blown they still look pretty healt...Even being wind-blown they still look pretty healthy! Hopefully their roots will get stronger before your next big breeze blows through. :)Debbie @DewdropGableshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747405747361970506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-25278645803205290332012-07-04T06:10:30.841-07:002012-07-04T06:10:30.841-07:00Those should right themselves, but you could use t...Those should right themselves, but you could use those small green bamboo poles and anchor the stalks to those. For a plot your size it is a quick and super easy fix that will work well.<br /><br />Here is a post from my blog last year where I did this, also on silver queen.<br />http://georgiahomegarden.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-to-fix-and-support-blown-over-corn.htmlKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421605987086278458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-70081643004317421472012-07-04T05:28:06.726-07:002012-07-04T05:28:06.726-07:00Oh how sad. I hope my corn stays upright when I...Oh how sad. I hope my corn stays upright when I'm gone.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-2844056063008773352012-07-04T05:17:47.520-07:002012-07-04T05:17:47.520-07:00Oh man, I hope your corn survives that wind! It lo...Oh man, I hope your corn survives that wind! It looks so healthy too. Always something with the weather! I've been thinking how before gardening, I didn't really care what the weather was doing. Now I think about it all the time, lol!nutmeg gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01472258702435426198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-19488244369427121882012-07-04T00:50:45.284-07:002012-07-04T00:50:45.284-07:00BTW, your rabbits do not attempt eating the corn p...BTW, your rabbits do not attempt eating the corn plants in your woods?The Stay @ Home-Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102175625149771801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-44918232101434597282012-07-04T00:48:52.007-07:002012-07-04T00:48:52.007-07:00The other day I accidently pushed one of the chero...The other day I accidently pushed one of the cherokee eagles over with the watering but Its since recovered after I mounded a bunch of dirt around its base. Strange how they choose to grow. You place the seed deep enough so you would assume it would have a nice secure root. Instead it tries to grow roots above the surface in much the same manner as a 50 year old Maple!The Stay @ Home-Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102175625149771801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-3542924617002331482012-07-03T23:12:16.030-07:002012-07-03T23:12:16.030-07:00Peggi, last year I pounded large staples into the ...Peggi, last year I pounded large staples into the fence and ran cotton clothesline through them and around the sunflowers to keep them from blowing over. At least the fence didn't blow down! I think I'm going to have to devise some type of fence or rope around that corn to hold it upright.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-32921316036618751642012-07-03T22:42:59.812-07:002012-07-03T22:42:59.812-07:00We have terrible wind here also. My sunflowers tr...We have terrible wind here also. My sunflowers tried to fall over early in the spring so I took the green stakes that you pound into the ground and pounded some in at the corners of the area. I strung rope around the edges to hold up the sunflowers and it worked. Next year I am going to use the stakes and put them on the edges every six inches to a foot and string rope across the growing area so that the flowers and corn can grow up in between the ropes so they have support in the wind.Peggihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510899506984653485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-88561029421424249842012-07-03T21:43:20.948-07:002012-07-03T21:43:20.948-07:00Stefaneener, the taller corn took the wind storm p...Stefaneener, the taller corn took the wind storm pretty well, I noticed a couple of them leaning, but not like the small plot. I'll do some more hilling up in the morning, maybe tie them together with a long rope, LOL! They grow lots of corn around here, I think it bounces back pretty well. I had just watered when the wind came up so strong, so the ground was really soft.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.com