Ray's Corn-Tainer "Farm"

[babylark]

The best corn ever is Bodacious. It is the sweetest! My Great Uncle, who's an old farmer, grows that every year for freezing and eating.

[DonnaMarieNJ]

Is corn easier to grow than tomatoes? I'm getting tired of tomato diseases, bugs, lack of fruit, etc.

[rnewste]

Absolutely!! Just stick the seeds in the container (or ground) water, and 90 days later you have a crop. I've not experienced any bugs or diseases so far (corn is not grown in our area commercially). Next season, half of my 'Tainers will be devoted to sweet corn production.

Ray

[DonnaMarieNJ]

music to my ears!!!! ha ha!

[DonnaMarieNJ]

Can I grow in NJ?

No worms, aphids, beetles, blight, wilt, etc., etc.???

It may be worth a try.

I'll start out slow.....

[Lee]

Donna,

Yep corn has its problems too... ear worms, pollination, smut, raccoons, etc.... Be sure your soil is warm enough when planting the seed. If it's not, the seed could rot before germination.

Also, corn loves nitrogen & water, and lot's of it.

Now Earl, if you do try Silver Queen next year, be sure to have
the pot of water boiling before you go harvest. Once you've picked an ear or two, run into the house while shucking it and immeditately throw it into the pot.
If and only if you do this, you will have the sweetest, best tasting corn you've ever encountered!

Lee

[babylark]

Amen to that! You have to cook it fast! And young tender stuff is better.

[Tormato]

Lee,

That shuck and jive works, for Silver Queen.

Golden Bantam... you'd need Doc Brown's DeLorean in order to pick it, then go back 12 hours to boil it, if you want it to be sweet.

I just tried some Yukon Supreme (55 DTM). Very good taste, but small ears (3-6").

Gary

[rnewste]

Lee,

How long do you boil the fresh corn, after you put it in the kettle?

Gary,

I am growing sweet corn called "gotta-have-it" from a Company called Gurneys. I am very pleased with its 90 days to harvest. Here are 2 'Tainers now in their second growth cycle for the Summer.



Ray

[Tormato]

Ray,

Gotta-Have-It...just one more I'll have to put on the list. I see they list it 78 days. Marketing.

As for boiling corn, I've seen people leave it in the pot for 20-30 minutes. For me, it's done at 4-5 minutes.

Gary

[DonnaMarieNJ]

I eat it raw!!!!!

Haven't died yet!!!!

[Lee]

I go with a 10 minute boil. That's from the time the corn is in the pot of
already boiling water. Of course, as seen above, your preferences may vary!

Good luck with it.

Lee

[rnewste]

Well, by choice my dinner tonight consisted entirely of 4 ears of sweet corn, picked 10 minutes earlier. More satisfying than a Rib-Eye at a Ruth Chris Steakhouse.

Tormato, I agree with you that 4 to 5 minutes for freshly picked corn is just about right.

Donna, How do you melt cold butter on cold corn?

Lee, It seems to me that 10 minutes might be too long. I bring the water to an initial boil, drop in the corn, then when it re-boils I give it 4 minutes - then on the plate.

Life doesn't get any better.

Ray

[Tormato]

Ray,

Butter can be melted before going onto raw corn.

As for the ten minutes, or longer, it probably would't hurt on corn that is overmature by several days.

Gary

[Lee]

As for the ten minutes, or longer, it probably would't hurt on corn that is overmature by several days.

Yeah, by that time you're probably best to cream it and eat it
off the cob.... still yummy!

Lee