Well in that case I hope there's enough in the soil. I have a fear the corn will run out of nutrients. Pretty dense plot. I'm always thinking of the future with every bed I develop anyway. It would be nice to till it all back under in the fall and watch the bed be that much improved. Would be even better to place a cold frame green house over the whole thing and speed up the process. Stalks took a bit of a beating today with the wind but survived. They've got time I hope(weather wise). They'll be getting bi-weekly fertilizer.

For those farther north, the Huntsville Botanical Garden Spring Plant Sale is also this weekend. It started today for members and tomorrow through Sunday for the public. For those in between, it might be nice if the B'Ham sale was held the weekend before. Here is a link that might be useful: HSV Plant Sale

I've had a thought for awhile regarding starting a "Tropics of Michigan - Botanical Society". My thoughts were those in Michigan could start a users group and try to meeting Bi-Annually to present our works, other known works, and invite guest speakers from MSU ext., local nurseries, etc. It could be lots of fun. Between this site and the http://www.flickr.com/groups/northerntropicalplants/ Garden Forum, there seems to be plenty of folks here in SE Michigan to get this started. Is anyone else interested? I could plan a first meeting for February 2011 at a local library or MSU Extension Office, or the like. Please let me know if you are interested by responding to this thread. I'll put it out on Flicker site as well...

Tuesday, October 4, at 6 PM, there's a preview of plants that will be in the sale. Thursday October6, from 4 PM to 6 PM there's a pre-sale open to FW Botanic Society members only, & members get a 10% on the plants they buy. Membership is $50, so it may or may not be too late in the year for this to be a good investment. You might check on the FWBG's website to investigate the other perks. Then the big big thing! Friday October 7, 2 PM to 6 PM first day of sale, Saturday October 8, 9 AM to 2 PM second, final day of sale. I never have managed to get there on Friday, but on Saturday the place is like Grand Central Station! Get there *early* to get the best choice of parking space, bring your hat, sunglasses, & bottles of water, wear comfy clothes & shoes, bring your own cart if possible (saves having to load/unload/re-load), & if you see something that you like, grab it. Do not say, "hmmm, I like that, but I'll look at every plant out here, & then if I still like this one, I'll get it on the way out." That plant & every plant like it will be gone! it's loads of fun, & you'll find things that just don't appear at other nurseries.