Are we real farmers now?
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The sweet corn is coming on like gangbusters now. Sandy picked over 30 dozen ears yesterday and that's not including all we have eaten or given away already - and that's only HALF of the crop. I think we may have finally figured this deal out - well after a mishap early on with too much herbicide. I will just say, it's probably best to go with the manufacturer's recommendation and not what "experts" think you should apply. Long story short - we almost didn't get any sweet corn! Along with that, the sunflowers are starting to bloom. They're looking good. This was by a happy accident and not good planning. While we did get the grass burned off, the ground fertilized and tilled appropriately, and planting in early, there was an issue with a chain on one of my planters. Thus, only half of the sunflowers got planted. This is a good thing though as if they all got put into the ground, they would have been way overcrowded. As it turns out, this is