Thanks Roger. Do you happen to know if they'll produce ears?
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My wife is the gardener, I just do the work, so I asked her.
She says the side shoots get ears but they are small and sometimes deformed but they are still good. That's what I remembered.
I think I'll go out and feed some bugs and take a look at what she's growing.
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Hey guys, I'm no gardener but the fiance wanted some hostas in one of the back gardens so I went onto youtube to figure out how to split them (We have many others in the yard). I successfully split one whole hosta and am wondering if the new hostas I split will continue to fill out and grow larger as in more stems and leaves? Probably a noob question but I'm still just proud I actually figured out how to split them. :-)
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Yes they should bush out once they root in well after transplanting. Be sure to keep them well watered for 2 or 3 weeks after dividing them so the plant doesn't go into shock.
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I just finished getting the herb and lettuce garden in.
I have a good bit of work to do in the big garden, but I'm getting there. :-)
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Been harvesting kale and lettuce for some time now. Got a really nice onion that was sautéed up with the kale, red pepper and homemade Italian sausage. Noticed while out in the garden, some of my corn is nearing picking. I just hope the recent rains help the ears fill out. Even the sucker stalks look like they're going to produce.
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Picked more kale and onions, and the first of many cukes, mater and corn. Also pulled all my garlic. Banner year going back to my one bed. All 35 heads produced and I've got a few big ones that'll be seed stock for next year.

Now I have an open 4x4 bed. What late season crops should I plant?
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Our side garden remains awesome, but the big garden is a total dick.
I've figured out how to fix the water problem, but it's gonna take a lot of work.
It'll look super cool in the end, and it'll keep me busy this winter.
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Here's one of my mutant sweet corn. The shoot on the left had a small baby corn in it.
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Weird. Never seen that before. Multi-shoots from the base, yep, but not multi-ears.
You have a nuclear power plant nearby?
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Nope, although I can't say for sure what's in my soil. Almost all of my corn plants have sucker stalks, some of which look like they're going to produce (albeit small ears).
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Bob, what about Fermi 2? It's 1106 MW is almost enough to power the flux capacitor.
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All those super-sweet varietals do that, Bob. I walk the rows and knock the suckers off. It only takes a few minutes and they don't come back. Some have two, some just one, but they all get it. No idea why.
The old silver queens and bicolors never did it. Well, not never, but far less. It was an oddity rather than it happening at every ear.
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Tomatoes, hot and sweet peppers, cucumbers and eggplant coming off and tasting great!
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I just did a little reading about the suckers and it seems the verdict is to ignore them as they don't hurt the plant and you have to remove them when they are really small or you damage the plant cutting them off. It's a sign of a happy plant. Plenty of nutrients.
Everything from our garden has been sweet this year. Peas, Cukes, tomatoes, squash, beans. Can't wait for the corn.
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Killed a couple of these ugly bastages this week in Holly's flower garden

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May have to get some Chernobyl worms if I keep finding them...

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:-)
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corn has silk!

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What the hell is that thing?
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It's a "bad" worm that eats "good" worms such as earthworms. Damn things are alien or something. If you leave even a little piece of it alive, it can regenerate...creepy! We have found the best way to kill 'em is with vinegar. The just sort of melt and dry up.

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Yucky!
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