Here Comes the Sun

In order to grow anything, especially corn, we need warm sunshine.  Some corn will need as much as 125 days, others as little as 60 days.  We have planted all the corn varieties that take more than 90 days until harvest so we still have some time to get the last six varieties planted.

It has been raining most of the day today.  Our town center even lost power because of it.  Now the sunshine has returned and we'll be going outside to measure the growth of the corn.

We'll also be going outside to hang more CD's (computer disks).  Why?  Because the computer disks will spin around and around reflecting the sunlight.  We learned last year that the animals don't like that.  The spinning CD's also work great in the moonlight and with street lights. 

If you get a lot of junk mail with CD's, save them.  Using them to ward of animals is a great way to recycle!  :)

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