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Continued Harvest and Volunteer Melons

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Machete in The Corn Patch!! Goats...and more farm fun!

What happens here

The farmer continues to harvest corn stalks, creating a large pile on the ground. He then takes a moment to address how he ended up with melons in his corn patch. He explains that these were volunteer plants from last year's dropped seeds and he chose not to pull them as weeds, resulting in a surprising melon harvest alongside the corn.

Goal: Complete a portion of the corn harvest and explain unexpected melon growth.

Tools and materials

  • Machete Cheapest on Amazon — Cutting corn stalks
  • Corn stalks Golden Queen — Harvesting
  • Melons — Showing volunteer growth