stood up

a short but reasonably sharp line of thunderstorms came thorugh here saturday eveining and knocked down some of the zea out back...zea in general and teosinte in particular either wants to ( teosinte ) or doesn't mind ( maize ) falling over...

so i stood it back up...albeit, for some, with the help of some bamboos and twine...for the most part however they simply stood back up when straightened...i worked sunday and so did not have time to make it to the portage garden so i went out there this morning...

i found there was a gap in the maize row as one of the plants had been knocked into the spuds...

which are still blooming prolifically and whose production of actual fruits is seeming to be of a low order of probability...these things happen...

the fallen plant is fairly large so i drove in a garden stake...

and with the help of some jute twine returned it to what will have to pass for verical for the nonce...it may straighten...it may not...as long as it still pollinates the silks it is of little importance...

the stalk has two ears in progress and there are signs of a possible third...

altogether i count seven ears out there and a few coming along out back...perhaps some corn meal and definitely seed for next season...

on other news from bed one, the row of happy beans is now engaging in bean production as well as blooming...cool beans.