I cut off four big, heavy sunflower seed heads today and put them in the greenhouse to dry. Those four had tipped over and were a foot or less from the ground, so I figured it was only a matter of time before something ate them. At any rate, they were done. I don’t have a specific plan for the sunflower seeds yet. We can eat them, or we can save them for bird seed. I wonder if there’s a hand-cranked sunflower seed sheller? I quick Google search turns up little for small-scale use.
I chopped the corn stalks from the meal corn in the row along the east fence, then dug in the stalks, weeds, grass, and old grass clipping mulch. The corn stalks chopped up much more easily (with a machete) when they were still a little bit green. It’s time to start digging coffee grounds any other organic matter into the soil wherever I can. That place right next to the fence is probably the worst soil we’ve got. It’s very sandy and without much organic matter — I see that spot as a challenge to see how good I can make bad soil.
I’m going to have to chop and dig in all the sweet corn stalks as soon as possible also.
Ending and Beginning 