There are nearly 19,000 farms across Arizona, and due to elevation differences across the state, there's almost always something that's in season. We take a look at sweet corn that is being grown at Mortimer Farms.
In fact, a lot of produce in Arizona grocery stores is supplied by local farmers, and due to difference in elevation across the state, there’s almost always something that’s in season, even if it may be hard at times to find out what exactly is in season for a particular time of the year.From farm to table: Looking at food grown in Arizona
Thanks to the moderate temperatures of the high desert around Mortimer Farms in Mayer, their corn can thrive from the last frost of spring to the first frost of fall. That means sweet corn stays in season through mid-October to late-October. "When we had that June 23 frost, the tassel was damaged," said Ashlee. "We thought that it would grow out of that damage, but it wasn’t pollinated correctly, so we had a lot of ears that were half pollinated, or the ones that were pollinated didn’t have that flavor profile that we’re looking for.""Pollinated correctly": What does that mean?
"This is the silk, and the silk is also aiding in the pollination process," said Ashlee. "Every silk is directly connected to a kernel of corn, and as each kernel is pollinated through the silk, it is growing and establishing each individual kernel."Ashlee talked about what they look for in corns, when the time comes for them to be harvested.
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