Showing posts with label corn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label corn. Show all posts

Sunday, January 9, 2011

A corny house and my purple haze


Some of you may have read last year about the Corn House - a house around the corner from us who have planted out their entire front yard in corn.
They have done it again this year and have also lined the front path with sunflowers. I think it looks lovely.


I'd love to know what they do with all the corn, though I have a few ideas. :)
My corn is only about a quarter of the height of theirs. Theirs also has a heap of cobs already.

Just when I though there wasn't much in the fridge for dinner last night I went out to my fairly neglected vegie patch. I dug a saucepan of pinkeyes (which were self-seeded from last year and the waxiest potatoes I think I have eaten - YUM!!) along with butter beans and a handful of quirky purple carrots, called Purple Haze. Aren't they unusual?


You can see by the broken one, they're traditional orange on the inside and even keep their purple colour when they're cooked. Plus, they're yummy. What's not to like?
Here's to a relaxing Sunday
xx

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

I really like corn, but...

I don't think I would dig up my entire front lawn for a crop of corn!
This house is around the corner from us and I have been amazed at all the corn growing over the past few weeks. I have a theory that it will be used to make some form of moonshine - I'd love to knock on the door and ask them why they've planted it.
It's very quirky so I quite like it!