CORN! ... And more about my garden.

     Today, after spending a quite boring day at the farmers market selling my organic skin care, my son Jaden and I went down to our garden and harvested 37 ears of corn. YAY! I then was thinking, maybe I didnt plant enough corn after chucking it. Boy was I wrong! I blanched* the corn, froze a dozen corn on the cobs and then took the other 25 ears of corn and removed the corn off the cob after blanching them and filled a gallon size bag half way standing up! then I lay the bag flat and froze it flat :).  Enjoy these pictures of the corn I took today...

My garden is completely organic, and boy are the weeds loving it too. I am very pleased and impressed with my corn harvest, I am not impressed with the cucumbers I picked out this year, they are too bitter, and I am not completely impressed with the beefsteak or black krim tomatoes. I guess it is because I have never had Black krim tomatoes, but I am not a big fan. I am defiantly going to order some Celebrity Tomatoes next time, and some different cucumbers. we will see how our watermelon does. it is vining everywhere, but i guess I planted late, they should have fruits already. I am still learning, mostly I need the experience and that will come with time. 

Does anyone have any Gardening stories you want to share? I would love to read about them. 

* Blanching -- When you take the corn (or other veggie) and boil it in water for 7-10 min then submerge it in ice water for 7-10 min before freezing it. Plus I had read that blanching also kills the enzymes that produce bacteria in the food, therefore boiling them will kill any bacteria that may be on it therefore making it more sanitary.