New Horticulture Trivia Contest

Well last week's prize went unclaimed...so this week the prize is two gift certificates to the Coffee Cup Cafe. For the curious, I was looking for the term vivipary last week and the plant was a Red Mangrove.

NEW CONTEST!!!

A local grower plants a 1/2 acre block of 'Pegasus' hybrid sweet corn directly along side a 1/2 acre block of 'Temptation' hybrid sweet corn. She had grown 'Temptation' last year and it was wonderful. People were coming back to the farmstand asking for the corn by name. She had heard from other growers that 'Pegasus' was another winner with consumers, so she planted it this year as well.

(Temptation)

When harvesting the 'Temptation' much of it wasn't sweet and some of it was down right starchy. The plants look great, the grower had no pest problems, the kernels were fully filled and nearly all at the milk stage, but the 'Temptation' ears were not sweet.

E-mail me with a few sentences as to what you think went wrong??? Entries are limited to students in the Horticulture Technology Program at Haywood Community College and must be received by Friday, July 21st at 5 pm.