Is it tacky to grow corn in the front yard?

[Anonymous]

yes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you a farmer? I don't think the soil and climate around here is appropriate for corn.

I'm speechless.

[Anonymous]

OP said she lives on an acre. I'm guessing those opposed live on a tiny fraction of that.

Grow whatever you want, OP. It's your yard.

[Anonymous]

Whew, I am glad yo u do not live in my neighborhood, OP (or any of these PPs!) I do not want corn grown on somebody's front yard! No thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't care if its tacky or not, but why grow corn? It is really cheap to buy it. Grow something else. Or better yet, stop eating corn.

A) freshly picked corn is superior to anything you buy
B) it's really cool to watch your plants grow from seed
C) it's educational
D) corn isn't cheap but seeds are!
E) you can make Halloween/Thanksgiving decorations from the stalks and ears
F) if you grow popcorn, it's even more fun than sweet corn.

My experience is that the raccoons eat it before we can harvest it. They seem to like it a little bit unripe.

[Anonymous]

Wait, what??

Things that are tacky:
Inviting yourself to a party
Miniskirts at the office
Cutting in line
High heels on preschoolers

How does "growing vegetables" make this list??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait, what??

Things that are tacky:
Inviting yourself to a party
Miniskirts at the office
Cutting in line
High heels on preschoolers

How does "growing vegetables" make this list??

Growing vegetables IN THE FRONT YARD.

Back yard? Fine.
Front yard? No.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you a farmer? I don't think the soil and climate around here is appropriate for corn.

Whut?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait, what??

Things that are tacky:
Inviting yourself to a party
Miniskirts at the office
Cutting in line
High heels on preschoolers

How does "growing vegetables" make this list??

Because your front yard is supposed to look like the lawns at Downton Abbey, except obviously a lot smaller. Gentlemen and ladies use their front yard to grow a lawn, maintained by a staff of 32 gardeners and undergardeners and a flock of sheep. (Most of the HOAs in the US don't know about the sheep part, though.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't have a problem with it, but then again I think a lawn is a waste of space and water. I'm all for the edible landscaping.

+1 I fully plan on planting veggies wherever there is good sun, even if it is the front yard. We need to bring back victory gardens!!!

[Anonymous]

Like many other Washington area homeowners, my neighborhood used to be a farm. We grow vegetables in the front yard (chain link fence) of our home (brick rambler) because the backyard is shaded by big trees.

[Anonymous]

I don't think it's tacky, but we laugh everytime we drive by the corn fence down the street. One guy removed his chain link fence from his front yard last spring and replaced it with a straight line of corn. Behind the corn is a small, neatly manicured lawn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whew, I am glad yo u do not live in my neighborhood, OP (or any of these PPs!) I do not want corn grown on somebody's front yard! No thanks!

Are you the HOA president? Were you a hall monitor?

[Anonymous]

Yes but who cares?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think it's tacky, but we laugh everytime we drive by the corn fence down the street. One guy removed his chain link fence from his front yard last spring and replaced it with a straight line of corn. Behind the corn is a small, neatly manicured lawn.

I must have a corn fence.