Henry
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« : June 22, 2009, 07:52:59 AM » |
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Been checking the corn pieces and most of the corn I find is maybe six inches high - Its got a ways to go before it reaches the old farmers guide line of "Knee High By The Fourth Of July."
A friend of mine here on the Fletcher Road has just gotten some Blue Hydrangea Bushes and he has some blue blossoms on them already - Mine are just starting to bud - But do have to admit they got hit twice by hard frosts that even froze some of the leaves on them - They are perking up however.
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trussell
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« #1 : June 22, 2009, 09:57:30 AM » |
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Going home last night I was thinking that McNall's corn (end of rte 128) was fairly high, or at least right on track. I forgot to look this morning as I was too engrossed in my hot-from-the-oven scone from Foothills Bakery (it was very, very good).
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« #2 : June 22, 2009, 10:39:56 AM » |
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Glad to hear you enjoyed the scone! The corn has grown a lot in the last few days and walking to work this morning noticed it was knee high. Would love to see some sun though! 80 degress even better!
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Henry
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« #3 : June 22, 2009, 10:48:53 AM » |
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I should have checked the McNall Corn Field, as they usually have the highest corn the earliest - Read an article in one of the newspapers a few years ago where the McNal boys don't just throw fertilizer on the field willy nilly, they test their soil and determine what is needed - Excellent Farmers.
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trussell
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« #4 : July 05, 2009, 06:37:01 PM » |
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Henry,
Although I didn't stop and measure it, McNall's corn was definitely way past "knee-high" today... I'd say that it's reached at least 4-feet! Just thought I'd let you know....
-Trevor
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« #5 : July 05, 2009, 07:11:52 PM » |
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I weeded my garden today and my corn is about 3-4" higher than knee high however my blueberries are about a week late. My everbearing raspberries are producing early this year which I thought was a bit strange. We usually get several quarts of blueberries a day by now and we've just starting to get them. We of course have to keep them netted as the birds like them too. All the vegetables I have are looking pretty good and healty right now although I think my tomatoes will be late this year too.
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Henry
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« #6 : July 05, 2009, 07:19:35 PM » |
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Methinks that Trevor had his magnifying glasses on - I will bring my tape measure down though, just in case my 18 inch ruler won't do the job.
4 Feet is mighty high for the 4th of July
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« : July 05, 2009, 09:44:09 PM Henry »
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gkmcnall
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« #7 : July 06, 2009, 07:02:59 AM » |
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Henry, It all depends on where you look, but I would say walking by it last night, I'm starting to feel a little short.
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Henry
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« #8 : July 06, 2009, 07:19:30 AM » |
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I'm definitely going to go and see that corn today, before it rains hopefully. I may owe Trevor a public apology. I know the McNall boys don't waste money on fertilizer that is not needed and was very impressed by their farming techniques in a newspaper article written about them a while back.
I used to have soil test kits when I raised a garden a while back. My use was to raise a better garden, as my fertilizer cost were nothing compared to what a farmers cost for commercial fertilizer can be.
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Henry
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« #9 : July 06, 2009, 11:50:48 AM » |
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Well, I do owe Trevor an apology - Except for the outside 2 or 3 rows, I measured the corn and it averages about 5 foot high - By far the best corn around - Congratulations to the McNall Boys and my apologies to Trevor for doubting his word: ![](http://www.vtgrandpa.com/photos/albums/forum_photos/dcp_8110.sized.jpg)
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trussell
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« #10 : July 06, 2009, 01:17:42 PM » |
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Oh Henry, No apology needed! ![Smiley :)](http://www.vtgrandpa.com/forum/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) In your defense, I don't think Pouliot's cornfield on Rte 128 in Essex Center is knee-high yet.
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