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Stock - Dwarf Ten Week
The Stock Dwarf Ten Week, 'Matthiola incana', has a sweet spicy fragrance that will fill your house as a cut flower or create its great fragrance in the garden. With the heavenly fragrance and its beautiful flowers, Stock is a cottage gardeners delight as it is one of the few outdoor flowering plants that can be brought indoors to bloom. Place them in a cool spot and they may bloom spring, summer, and fall. They will also tolerate a little frost. The flower spikes are 1/2 to 1 inch cross shaped double flowers that are white, rose, pink, cream, red, blue, and purple. Stock plants prefer rich moist soil and full sun to light shade. They should be well watered, but not soggy. Plant Stock Dwarf Ten Weeks in the fall in warm winter climates and they will bloom late winter and into spring. If they are planted close to a window or in a window box, you can smell their sweet fragrance. Plant seeds in the spring after the last average frost date or in the fall for zones 9 or warmer. ... get more information
Corn - Country Gentleman The Corn Sweet Country Gentleman, 'Zea mays', was introduced in 1891. The tasty, sweet, milky heirloom corn is delightful to eat, and has one unusual trait, the kernels are not arranged in rows. Named for a famous 19th century American agricultural magazine, Country Gentleman is an excellent old variety of corn for the home gardener, Plants are 6 to 7 feet tall and the ears are 8 inches long. This sweet corn is also known as Shoe Peg corn. It is very tasty to eat fresh and it is used for creamed corn. Plant in the spring, a week or two after the last spring frost or when the soil is warm. In the deep south, this can be as early as February. Corn prefers a deep, rich well drained soil. Harvest the ears when the husks are dark green and the silks are brown but not brittle. Corn is usually ready 3 weeks after silks appear. |
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