My Dad did that one year quite a while ago. He out in a 2 foot high very small bed and planted of all things corn, he lived in Maine. He was a PIP I tell you, the corn did well and for all his hard work he may have gotten only 4 dozen ears out of it, but he had his methods. He would put a large pot of water on the stove an bring to a boil, run out and pick a few ears shucking them on the run back to the kitchen.
If he could get the corn from stalk to the pot in 5 minutes, he was happy.
Seems we had a running battle since I was 13 and took HomeEC. in school on the proper way to cook a corn cob. I was taught to steam the cobs not to cook in water. Matter of fact I was taught to steam all vegetables even those bought frozen in bags or boxes.
Home gardens are fun, I planted some container hot peppers on my deck last year, they did so-so- but I am wondering about planting eatable foods as a source of about the yard and house as a decorative idea. Say pole beans covering an arbor, cucumber vines covering the back of the garage.
Any IDEAS of what would look great, feed us , and not get the neighbors in a snit ????
A challenge, to say the least, but it would redefine "cool".
If the neighbors are a difficult lot, arbors of berries, work well. They flower, then produce succulent berries, which are perennial. So surprising them with a cobbler or a pie, may have lasting public relations advantages. Grapes, passion fruit or kiwi works too.
If you are an ale drinker, you can grow hops. Buy a kit and make your own ale.
If you want to grow a variety of seasonal veggies, you can do beans, peas, melons, cucumber, squash, chayote and nasturtiums. You might, for instance, plant peas in January or February, beans or melons in May and sugar snaps or Malabar spinach in September or October. (By the way, Malabar spinach isn't a spinach at all but a member of the Basellaceae family. Grows well in hot weather. It is best served cooked.)