Heeeyho Readers! More updates from our little ranch!
There's corn in my compost! There's a freakin' corn in my compost!!! I'm a feudal lord, an agricultural genius, a corn baron, a plantation master. I'm gonna rule the corn world with iron hands. {tape rewind sound}. – Hold yer horses skinny farmer. It's one single corn stalk you've got there.
A single corn, true. But it's my first corn. And it's alive. I haven't done anything really and still wonder how a corn stalk germinated in my compost. Perhaps it came with the chicken manure I mixed in there? Let me talk about it, because I'm pretty excited.
I shall name it Cornelius.
As corny as it may sound, I'm truly happy to have found and saved Cornelius. I can safely say I'm a stalk investor now and shall hodl until the end. A-maize-ing experience. I'm even considering dropping meat at all to become corn-nivore. Plans to buy a house in the Silli-corn Valley might materialize after this investment. I've been in love with that mansion near corner.
The *cornerstone to a successful ranch is about utilizing the most of what we have. I was about to turn the compost to better mix the contents when I decided to salvage Cornelius. First, I carefully grabbed a chunk of soil together with the stalk, to place it in a vase, to better transport it to its final location.
The best place I could find was near the sugar cane stalks. Dad planted a row of sugar cane on the fruit tree field; he'll later use the sugar to produce a brazilian sweet called rapadura. Let's hope little Cornelius finds love among his sugar cane family.
A brief internet search showed that corn can take between 4 and 6 months to fully grow (that if our chickens don't destroy it first). Dad knows more about that than me, as he's planted corn many times before in his previous property. For me, everything is a mystery and I like it this way. I'll keep on watching Cornelius grow and hope for the best.
Obviously, a single corn stalk is of no use; it's just fun to learn a thing or two. Let's see how the experiment go. Maybe I'll cultivate my own corn field in the future, that way eliminating expenses with corn to feed the chicken.
I hope you've enjoyed the corny jokes. Until next time.
Peace.
Did you know that I have a book out? Check this!
Access Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/6500272773?
If you enjoyed this post consider leaving your upvote for a hot coffee.
Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrprofessor_
~Love ya all,
Disclaimer: The author of this post is a convict broke backpacker, who has travelled more than 10.000 km hitchhiking and more than 5.000 km cycling. Following him may cause severe problems of wanderlust and inquietud. You've been warned.
