Tuscarora Farms

Tuscarora Farms Tuscarora Farms (Sewell Family Farm) We grow Turkeys, Grain (Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat), and Roadside Fresh Market Produce

Big things have small beginnings.We are on our way to emergence after just 5 days from planting sweet corn and transform...
04/15/2026

Big things have small beginnings.

We are on our way to emergence after just 5 days from planting sweet corn and transforming this seed into delicious and nutritious bicolor ears…hopefully it will be ready by July 4th.

The longer part of the seed is the immature root and the shorter portion of the seed is the shoot (stalk) which will form the above ground portion of the plant.

Stay tuned for more fun farming adventures.

Hey it’s April 10th. I’m planting corn today. From a historical farming perspective it’s about 10 days too early to be p...
04/10/2026

Hey it’s April 10th.

I’m planting corn today.

From a historical farming perspective it’s about 10 days too early to be planting sweet corn in our area but here I am. Forecast indicates…let’s go.

It’s risky…and costs a lot of money to gamble but that’s what we do for our valued customers. It’s what makes it delicious.

We are hoping for corn by July 4th.

We’ll see.

Stay tuned.

Remember when I said yesterday that the next pictures posted would be pictures of planting?Tomorrow!Well, we also have a...
04/09/2026

Remember when I said yesterday that the next pictures posted would be pictures of planting?

Tomorrow!

Well, we also have a bunch of turkeys…and animals do take precedence over anything else here at the Jonderosa, so I kinda got tied up taking care of them.

But…I did get a few hours to prepare the ultimate seedbed for our delicious and nutritious sweet corn crop, so why not document it?

Why roll the ground down with a piece of equipment like that?

Good question.

It actually makes a smooth seedbed that makes germination more consistent.

Remember the onesie pajamas as a kid? Comfortable and warm…right?

Same goes for making a nice environment for our seeds.

Ultimately, that translates to a great product.

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s planting pictures.

Have a great evening!

Part two of seedbed preparation.Have you ever just changed bed sheets and taken a rest…and thought, wow?Yes, who hasn’t?...
04/08/2026

Part two of seedbed preparation.

Have you ever just changed bed sheets and taken a rest…and thought, wow?

Yes, who hasn’t?

So…that’s what we do for our sweet corn babies.

We make a soil bed for them fit for a king, because we want them to grow big and strong.

And, it actually works.

So the next time that you enjoy sweet corn, remember that it grew up in a happy home.

Next post will be planting.

Stay tuned.

I’m back!Well, it’s that time of year when we get ready to plant delicious and nutritious sweet corn for our valued frie...
04/06/2026

I’m back!

Well, it’s that time of year when we get ready to plant delicious and nutritious sweet corn for our valued friends and neighbors.

What am I doing?

I’m glad that you asked.

It’s primary tillage via a chisel plow.

Why?

I’m preparing the soil/ seedbed in such a way to encourage seed to soil contact and warmth so that corn will emerge very quickly and uniformly.

You see, bare soil absorbs sunlight way better than no till conditions.

Why? Well because darker colors tend to absorb heat rather than reflect light. Think about that for a minute…if you wear a white shirt you are likely to be cooler. If you wear a dark shirt you are likelier to be warm. The same goes for seed placed in soil. So, ground that is exposed is way warmer than ground covered in cover crops or weeds. Darker, warmer soil encourages growth.

Seed placed in ground that has been tilled tends to excel earlier in the season.

Now, I usually only employ this method on 1/4 of what we sell…most of it is no-till…but it’s definitely worth the effort.

The reason why is because as the season progresses and average temperatures rise, no till excels and has numerous other advantages mostly because of water conservation.

That’s the story for today.

I’ll be back with more fun farming adventures.

09/03/2025

Hey Jon, what do you do with the sweet corn field after harvest?

Good question…I’m glad that you asked.

Well, I run a minimum tillage tool over the field once to expose soil.

Why?

Well, that creates seed to soil contact which promotes growth of the cover crop.

Yes…cover crop. We plant spring oats, crimson clover, and tillage radish.

But why plant a cover crop?

Cover crops actually scavenge left over nutrients in the soil and store it in plant biomass which will ultimately be utilized the following year once that plant breaks down…circle of life kind of deal.

It also helps prevent soil erosion by providing “cover” and knitting the soil together via root structure.

The bigger question is why does Facebook place an automatic hashtag thing on my post that I can’t delete?

08/24/2025

We are sold out of sweet corn!! Thanks for a great season!! See you next year!!

08/24/2025

We are sold out of sweet corn!! Thanks everyone for a great season!! See you next year!

Well, today is our last day this year for sweet corn.Lori and I picked everything that we could this morning to finish t...
08/24/2025

Well, today is our last day this year for sweet corn.

Lori and I picked everything that we could this morning to finish the best that we could find.

We were hoping to make it one more week, but Mother Nature (heat, lack of rain) had different plans with the last two plantings.

We have great customers, enjoy the conversations, and cannot express enough how much we appreciate all of you.

Thank you, everyone!

We still have delicious sweet corn available. We are not sure how long though we will be open because since schools now ...
08/21/2025

We still have delicious sweet corn available.

We are not sure how long though we will be open because since schools now start a couple of weeks before Labor Day, that policy basically affects customer traffic and ultimately sales in a fairly drastic way.

In spite of that we will for now at least, have bicolor corn available.

Come by and see us!

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5323 Tuscarora Road
Tuscarora, MD
21790

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