Topic: Corn on the Cob Ready Yet?
started by: gijoeman
Posted by gijoeman on Jul. 20 2010,1:44 am
Imma ready fer some good poopin'. 
Posted by McGeek on Jul. 20 2010,10:26 am
Main and Garfield truck is there everyday .
Posted by ControlledHyperness on Jul. 20 2010,10:43 am
Mine is still growing...then again, it is a Southern variety, so it kind of needs what we really haven't been having till recently...heat and dry conditions 
Posted by usmcr on Jul. 20 2010,11:02 am
Norhbridge Mall parking lot!
Posted by jazzy jeff on Jul. 20 2010,11:08 am
Got some from Main and Garfield the other day. Fantastic!!
Posted by Wolfie on Jul. 20 2010,12:56 pm
The stuff from the trucks isn't locally grown corn. Not sure where it comes from but if you go by there early enough you will see em unpacking it from small wooden boxes. On the 4th of July weekend there was even a pallet of the boxes at the nose of the truck. I've gotten it from there before but now that I know its not local, I will wait for the stuff from the farmers market.
Posted by gijoeman on Jul. 20 2010,2:00 pm
Prices are too high as well. Guy sits there raking in cash all day and still has to be high dollar.
Posted by alreader on Jul. 20 2010,3:30 pm
There is LOCALLY GROWN sweet corn for sale at the old stables site. Grown and sold right there. It's excellent and only $4 a dozen! Can't beat that! These same people do have a dark green truck that they were selling corn out of at the Shopko parking lot on Sunday as well.
Stop out and give it a try. It's WONDERFUL! Best corn I've ever had and you can't beat the price - or the fact that it's locally grown and freshly picked each day - often many times within a day!
Posted by alcitizens on Jul. 20 2010,10:20 pm
Nelson's County Market had horrible sweet corn. Taste like wood.. 
Posted by gijoeman on Jul. 21 2010,1:41 am
$3 per dozen is the limit really. Anything more is really unfair and asking too much. You aren't paying tax and neither am I.
Posted by fredbear on Jul. 21 2010,6:24 am
Don't like the price? Grow your own...you have experience.
Posted by gijoeman on Jul. 21 2010,6:58 am
^Didn't mean to cut into your income... 
Posted by usmcr on Jul. 21 2010,4:49 pm
sweetcorn - stables area - w. Rcihway Drive - north of the old country club.hours 11-6, 7 days a week weather permitting. $2 half dozen, $4 dozen.
bought some this afternoon, they pulled them out of a cooler that was iced down. Fresh!
Posted by gijoeman on Jul. 21 2010,9:04 pm
Is it the real McCoy? What color is it?You know me, it's all about the genetics when it comes to plants. Is it the real deal or is it some counterfeit Ebay seed?
Someone else mention County Market. Ya, I agree, the stores really screw up the sweet corn every year. It seems like they really prefer buying loads of the cheap card board tasting "feeder pig" corn and selling it as fresh picked sweet corn. In grocery stores it's really hit and miss and most of the time it's a big miss. Who tastes this crap before they buy it for these stores?
Posted by justmealmn on Jul. 21 2010,9:47 pm
a red pickup in Shopko has the best of candy corn OR good ole fashion yellow sweet corn. He is alocal farmer and is the best I have tasted,
Posted by alreader on Jul. 22 2010,9:00 am
The Stables corn is bi-colored. Really good and sweet. Best I've ever had!
Posted by ControlledHyperness on Jul. 22 2010,2:21 pm
I planted later then most, but I have some corn starting to come on myself. Guess I could pride myself in saying I am one of a very select few growing corn within the city limits 
I have Peaches n Cream variety, bought from a seed warehouse in Georgia (where it is native). It is a super sweet bicolor variety. We won't talk about what the rain has done to my other veggies (that are used to drought conditions)
Posted by alcitizens on Jul. 26 2010,1:20 pm
Small kernel candy corn at the Stables is the snappiest around, its the BEST.. 
Posted by bianca on Jul. 26 2010,1:57 pm
Made the mistake of buying tomatoes from the truck parked down at the sewing place across from Kwik-Trip. I actually bought corn from this kid also. Had the tomato last night on a veg. hamburger. It was so tough and had zero flavor. I wish I would've read this thread beforehand. I haven't had his sweet corn yet 
I bought some of the sugar enhanced sweet corn at the Farmers Market on Saturday from two older fellows. It was husked, cleaned and in a bag for $5.00/dozen and it was incredible! We've already eaten it all and it's only Monday
Yum-yum!!!!!
Posted by Hartde02 on Jul. 30 2010,2:44 pm
I've had some sweetcorn from the guy at A-Best sew and vac shop. It was excellent, very sweet. The canteloupe was great too!
Posted by MADDOG on Jul. 30 2010,3:25 pm
I see Bisek's signs are up. You can never go wrong there.
Posted by ControlledHyperness on Jul. 31 2010,12:45 pm
Hey..I am pumped! I am local and I grew my own corn ( @fredbear ).I just went out and checked, and counted, and found that I have got to have over 2 doz. ears out there. Problem is, some bird, insect, or critter has eaten off the silks from the tops
so now I have no clue when they are ready to be picked. On a separate note...my mutant peas are still growing, and have reached 6ft tall...this is what happens when too much rain reaches a variety made to withstand drought or very dry conditions (as we have had the past few years)...
Posted by sid hartman on Jul. 31 2010,2:28 pm
(gijoeman @ Jul. 21 2010,1:41 am)
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$3 per dozen is the limit really. Anything more is really unfair and asking too much. You aren't paying tax and neither am I.
why dont you sneak out into the corn fields and see what you can find to make up the high cost of corn
Posted by Liberal on Jul. 31 2010,2:44 pm
We bought 4 dozen from the Stables area to take on vacation and it was really good corn. The relatives visiting from Colorado all thought it was great corn too.
Posted by hairhertz on Jul. 31 2010,3:26 pm
Some of our tomato plants are over 5' tall. Picked my first ripe cherry tomatoes today. Yummmmmmmmm!
Posted by hot84svo on Aug. 01 2010,10:24 am
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Problem is, some bird, insect, or critter has eaten off the silks from the tops so now I have no clue when they are ready to be picked
Western Bean Cutworm pressure has been very high this year.
