For the third night in a row our kingdom has come under attack back the evil raccoon king. My beautiful ruby red corn has been destroyed leaving only one corn cob for eating. My husband's wonderful raised beds in a fenced in area were attacked next. He chose to grow Silver Queen corn.

Kernels As Silver As Pearls

Silver Queen corn is our absolute favorite. It's super sweet and delicious. The kernels are white and shiny. Sadly, you can't find it anywhere where we live. You can only find yellow and bi-colored corn which can't compare in taste to fresh Silver Queen. We knew if we wanted this delectable treat we'd have to grow it ourselves. My husband dug deep into the mountainside to build raised beds in the side of it, he filled them with beautiful and rich soil, and he tended to the corn everyday.

Out of 25 corn plants ready for harvest, only five Silver Queens survived the attack. It was horrible. We woke up to look out the window only to be greeted by carnage. Corn plants broken and felled. So much work went into growing our corn. That damn raccoon king had a feast over the course of three days wiping out around 40 plants when you take mine into account. We tried to fight him with new fences and barricades and a human catch and release animal trap.

Thankfully my husband and I staggered our planting. We both have corn planted weeks after the first seeds to ensure we had corn at different periods. We're going to have to build a tall fence to protect them. I hope it works. Nothing worse than to spend money and time to garden, only for raccoons to steal your crop.

At least our very first homegrown tomatoes are safe

We picked our first tomatoes today. We picked them while they were still mostly green. We fear letting them ripen outside. I'm sure the forest animals are waiting for a meal.

We also picked our forgotten beans.

My husband randomly planted one bean plant in his corn patch. I forgot it was there until today. The plant was packed! I got enough beans to feed me, him and our daughter. Sadly, they should have been picked a while ago. They were a bit tough in texture.

Tonight's Dinner Was A Feast!

We had grilled salmon, asparagus with cheese sauce, fresh Silver Queen corn, and purple bush beans. It was delicious. Salmon is one of my favorite meals. It was great having fresh veggies to go along with it. At least we got a taste of our corn. Hopefully, we can protect our future crop from the evil raccoon king.