I talked with my friend about the ancient maise he has been growing for several years. He’s going to give me an ear for seed. I will try to post a picture of it when I get it. It looks like wheat on a cob, lol. He said it grows some 20 feet tall, I’m excited. Yes, I’m interested in getting a small greenhouse too probably 8x10 or so. My outside cats are getting to be a problem, always knocking over my pots or worse.
Plant catnip well away from your gardening area? My sister has barn cats and she does that. The population of the cats seems to have natural controls as there never seems to be more than a dozen or so. Personally I would spey or neuter but that could/would get cost prohibitive I suppose.
That sounds interesting. Have you tasted any of his crop? Is it used for corn meal or good to eat off the cob?
I guess “maize” is technically corn. Last year, I ordered
a type of ancient wheat (einkorn) that is better for us
than the new hybrids. I grind the wheat in a manual handmill
that we mounted on a cabinet; just enough at a time to make
pancakes. It’s not for the lazy or the infirm; but the
pancakes are really good with butter and real maple syrup.