What you said about cooking corn.
I sink it in water to get water between the husks, then put the whole thing in the micro and it steams due to the water. I can’t remember how long, either, maybe 6 minutes or so, whenever I see the inside fogged up. I husk it and stick corn holders in the ear, have individual ceramic corn dishes, put pieces of butter in a dish and roll the corn in the butter.
I hope I get corn. If I do, I’ll plant more next year. This year is a wait and see what produces, then do those next year and discard what didn’t work.
One area I don’t know enough about, is, watering. I don’t want to drown them but don’t know exactly how much they need. I’m going to water everything this evening and maybe that will do it until it rains around Friday or Saturday according to my forecast. If it fails to rain, then I’ll do it again.
I love corn, I can eat it as is without butter or salt even, but of course butter and salt gives an extra hit to the brain aaaahhhhh.
However, for some reason, I don’t like creamed corn or corn chowder - go figure.
My gardens are divided into 3’x4’ sections. So it's easy to know about what is needed. Then I just watch them, and add more as needed. If they look a little thirsty, I stick my finger into the soil (finger is 3 inches long). If the soil is not moist, it's time for a little more water.