I'm a vegetarian, so abalone is out... unfortunately, as tempting as tasting baby artichokes and almond in their native environment sounds, my responsibilities here mean that I'm unable to take any trips at all. You have my good wishes, for whatever they're worth. :)
“Heat units” - I never heard of that before. I used to do farm work as a teen, but I worked for small farmers who sold their produce at farm stands. We would judge ripeness by the dryness and brownness of the silks and feeling the ears to see if the kernels felt full (no peeking allowed, as that would dry out the ears!). In my own garden, I never grow more than 15 or 20 plants, and, unfortunately, the raccoons seem to be better judges of ripeness than me - for the past two times I've grown sweet corn, they raided the corn patch right about the time I was planning to raid it myself. Maybe they're mind readers. :D
I'm a vegetarian, so abalone is out... unfortunately, as tempting as tasting baby artichokes and almond in their native environment sounds, my responsibilities here mean that I'm unable to take any trips at all. You have my good wishes, for whatever they're worth. :)
“Heat units” - I never heard of that before. I used to do farm work as a teen, but I worked for small farmers who sold their produce at farm stands. We would judge ripeness by the dryness and brownness of the silks and feeling the ears to see if the kernels felt full (no peeking allowed, as that would dry out the ears!). In my own garden, I never grow more than 15 or 20 plants, and, unfortunately, the raccoons seem to be better judges of ripeness than me - for the past two times I've grown sweet corn, they raided the corn patch right about the time I was planning to raid it myself. Maybe they're mind readers. :D
Good luck with the move. Enjoy your new kitchen!
Thanks for all the interesting, corny info Wayne. Good luck with your move!