Category Archives: corn

Awesome to PATHETIC… the Corn Story of 2014

Posted on August 12, 2014 by JonesGardenBlog

So the corn of 2013 was the Stupid Corn.  I worked hard this year to rectify that situation and I changed a lot of things.  I learned.  I paid attention.  i was DILIGENT.  I wanted AWESOME corn. I got… PATHETIC corn. … Continue reading →

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Melons Are Rolling In… Slowly

Posted on July 15, 2014 by JonesGardenBlog

The temps never got CRAZY hot. The expected 120s never really materialized like they normally would at the beginning of July.  I’m hopeful that the rest of the summer won’t be too bad.  We are in the thick of monsoon … Continue reading →

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Changing Stupid to Awesome

Posted on June 2, 2014 by JonesGardenBlog

Last year was a mess with the corn.  It came up so pretty, grew tall and then began to bow… I have no idea why.  It was horrible.  I named it the stupid corn. It was lame. However… I just … Continue reading →

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The Last of the Peppers

Posted on March 19, 2014 by JonesGardenBlog

The last of the peppers seedlings (if you can call them that), have been potted up into one gallon pots and put out to start the hardening off process.  I have a small half wall in my front yard that … Continue reading →

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Some mornings are just that way.

Posted on June 26, 2013 by JonesGardenBlog

I was hopeful when I went out to the garden this morning.  I knew I had at least one decent sized tomato and it’s been weeks since I came inside without a squash or zucchini. But… this is all I … Continue reading →

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