Planting Indian Corn

 Open Daily 7AM - 7PM; Last Day of the Summer Season = Sunday, July 6 

 

We planted two varieties of Indian corn for the Fall.  The orange planter highlighted here is best for planting from seed, especially at relatively close spacing.  The rate at which you can plant is much faster than when using the blue planter we highlighted earlier this week, but it's slightly less likely to deposit exactly one seed per hole.  This orange planter is more nuanced (and more expensive) than the blue planter, but the fact that you can plant several thousand seed in a jiffy is worth it.  The way it works is there is a plate that accepts one seed (ideally) and rotates around to deposit the seed through these little silver "beaks," which penetrate the soil at the appropriate depth. We used this orange planter when we planted sunflowers & string beans earlier this season.  Looking forward to our corn growing over the next few months. 😊

Sunday, July 6th will be the last day of the summer produce & cut flower season:

14489 Bethel Church Lane, Smithfield, VA 23430 

Cut Flowers: 

$10 for a giant handful bouquet

$20 to fill a 5 gallon bucket - bring your own bucket

Pick your own produce:

$10 to fill a basket of summer produce: tomatoes, onions, & peppers. Gallon sized baskets provided.

Place cash or check in the black box near the gate. Or, scan the QR code to pay with credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, etc.

Thanks for pickin' us! 😊