What did you do in the garden today?

[sumi]

That's beautiful!!

Thanks! My landlord dropped in and saw it and asked me about it. He said he never saw a deep red one like that before. I'm definitely saving seeds from these guys for next year! Amazingly the birds have been ignoring them so far.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Amazingly the birds have been ignoring them so far.

That is pretty amazing!

 

[CrealCritter]

I used to grind corn for my chickens (had debeaked ex-battery hens - ground corn was easier for them to eat). I used a meat grinder for it, one of those old-fashioned manual ones that screws onto a counter top. The Indian corn we grew in S.A. ground up easier than the regular yellow corn, I found. It was softer. Small handfuls at a time and it went through quick enough. Very time consuming though!

Thanks I have two of those old fashioned meat grinders like your talking about. They make arm muscles strong like bull ox. I may have to put a low rpm motor on mine.

 

[sumi]

Thanks I have two of those old fashioned meat grinders like your talking about. They make arm muscles strong like bull ox. I may have to put a low rpm motor on mine.

They did nothing for my arms! Gosh, I wish they did. But then as I said I did small amounts of corn at a time and spaced it out enough through the day, so I don't stand there for an hour at a time grinding. To make things easier you can half boil the corn beforehand, but then it really goes mushy and sticky and may not work for you. I don't know though, give it a try?

 

[CrealCritter]

They did nothing for my arms! Gosh, I wish they did. But then as I said I did small amounts of corn at a time and spaced it out enough through the day, so I don't stand there for an hour at a time grinding. To make things easier you can half boil the corn beforehand, but then it really goes mushy and sticky and may not work for you. I don't know though, give it a try?

I run two at a time - one for the left arm and one for the right arm. After a little while, you quickly realize it's a pretty good arm workout

 

[sumi]

I run two at a time - one for the left arm and one for the right arm. After a little while, you quickly realize it's a pretty good arm workout

Dang, I wish you were there when I needed to grind corn! lol Two at the same time I can imagine… So, are you going to give it a shot with your corn?

 

[CrealCritter]

Dang, I wish you were there when I needed to grind corn! lol Two at the same time I can imagine… So, are you going to give it a shot with your corn?

IDK... There's quite a bit of corn to grind. Both sweet and Indian flour.

 

[sumi]

IDK... There's quite a bit of corn to grind. Both sweet and Indian flour.

You could store the corn and grind it as needed, or in batches…

 

[CrealCritter]

You could store the corn and grind it as needed, or in batches…

I think that's a good option if I had a corn crib but I don't have one. Maybe I could build a small corn crib to put the ears in. I don't know... Something to think on I guess.

 

[sumi]

Getting some interesting carrots from the garden. DS really enjoyed digging these out lol