{"id":342238,"date":"2025-11-27T20:17:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T17:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dana.nwar.uk\/sa\/my-son-spilled-popcorn-in-my-garden-and-i-cant-believe-what-happened-next\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T20:17:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T17:17:45","slug":"my-son-spilled-popcorn-in-my-garden-and-i-cant-believe-what-happened-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/my-son-spilled-popcorn-in-my-garden-and-i-cant-believe-what-happened-next\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018My son spilled popcorn in my garden and I can\u2019t believe what happened next\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"http:\/\/hamed.nwar.uk\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764263689_0_GettyImages-1882108073.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"http:\/\/hamed.nwar.uk\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764263689_0_GettyImages-1882108073.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/hamed.nwar.uk\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764263689_0_GettyImages-1882108073-300x158.jpg 300w, http:\/\/hamed.nwar.uk\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764263689_0_GettyImages-1882108073-1024x538.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/hamed.nwar.uk\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764263689_0_GettyImages-1882108073-768x403.jpg 768w, http:\/\/hamed.nwar.uk\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764263689_0_GettyImages-1882108073-260x137.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_0292ec\" data-testid=\"leadtext\" publication=\"mirror\">A mum-of-two was left amazed by the unexpected harvest in her garden after her son accidentally spilled dried popcorn kernels in her dahlia bed, and other people were left gobsmacked too<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span data-testid=\"byline-content\" class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<div class=\"Byline_author-and-badge-wrapper__2dsv1\">\n<p><span><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_0292ec\">Alice Sjoberg<\/strong> Social News Reporter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">12:28, 13 Oct 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"LightboxBtn_lightbox-btn__eoxYS\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35582567\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hamed.nwar.uk\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_GettyImages-1882108073.jpg\" alt=\"High angle view of female friends watching a movie in an open air cinema\" loading=\"eager\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageEmbed_fig-caption__qotOK\"><span class=\"ImageEmbed_camera-style__Qjeby\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_209_94274)\"><path opacity=\"0.16\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M14 4H2V10.6667C2 11.403 2.59695 12 3.33333 12H12.6667C13.403 12 14 11.403 14 10.6667V4ZM8 10C9.10457 10 10 9.10457 10 8C10 6.89543 9.10457 6 8 6C6.89543 6 6 6.89543 6 8C6 9.10457 6.89543 10 8 10Z\" fill=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\"><\/path><path d=\"M2 3.33331H14V11.3333C14 12.0697 13.403 12.6666 12.6667 12.6666H3.33333C2.59695 12.6666 2 12.0697 2 11.3333V3.33331Z\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"2\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/circle><path d=\"M11.3332 1.33331L12.6665 1.33331\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/g><defs><clippath id=\"clip0_209_94274\"><rect width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"white\"><\/rect><\/clippath><\/defs><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-title__FSINC\">The family was left baffled by the results after spilling popcorn in their garden (stock image)<\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-credit__uNiU6\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">A mum and her kids were left amazed at the results of an unexpected garden harvest, after her four-year-old son accidentally spilled popcorn in a garden bed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Mum-of-two Andrea from Parker, Colorado in the US is an amateur gardener who spends her free time in her garden, where she grows specialty flowers and pumpkins. While her garden is well-planned out, something unexpected happened a few months ago, which left the family amazed by an unexpected thing growing in their garden among her dahlias. While Andrea has grown a following of over 13,000 people online from showing off the various pumpkins and flowers growing in her garden, the viewers were soon left amazed by the \u2018happy accident\u2019 that had occurred.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">\u201cMy four-year-old spilled a bottle of (unpopped) popcorn, just like this, in my raised bed, and this is what happened,\u201d Andrea revealed in her video as she showed off the tall maize plants behind her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">\u201cIt grew corn,\u201d she announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">The mum went on to say that her and her children were planning on picking some of the cobs that day to heat up in the microwave to see if they had truly managed to grow their own popcorn. Her son and daughter are then seen picking a cob each from the tall plant before carefully unwrapping them to reveal the bright-colored corn inside.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Instagram_wrapper__ngPUj\" data-testid=\"instagram\">\n<figure data-testid=\"embed-placeholder\" class=\"EmbedPlaceholder_figure__NLMFl EmbedPlaceholder_hidden__TZOSL false\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" viewbox=\"0 0 90 90\" fill=\"none\" data-testid=\"consent-placeholder-icon\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_10846_5865)\"><circle opacity=\"0.16\" cx=\"45\" cy=\"45\" r=\"33.75\" fill=\"var(--color-sem-icon-neutral-default)\"><\/circle><path d=\"M21.1351 21.1351C15.0276 27.2427 11.25 35.6802 11.25 45C11.25 63.6396 26.3604 78.75 45 78.75C54.3198 78.75 62.7573 74.9724 68.8649 68.8649M21.1351 21.1351C27.2427 15.0276 35.6802 11.25 45 11.25C63.6396 11.25 78.75 26.3604 78.75 45C78.75 54.3198 74.9724 62.7573 68.8649 68.8649M21.1351 21.1351L68.8649 68.8649\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-neutral-default)\" stroke-width=\"7.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/g><defs><clippath id=\"clip0_10846_5865\"><rect width=\"90\" height=\"90\" fill=\"white\"><\/rect><\/clippath><\/defs><\/svg><figcaption>Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">But this wasn\u2019t enough to prove their success, as they then headed into the kitchen for the next step.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">\u201cSo we Googled it, and it said to put the popcorn in a paper bag,\u201d she explained. \u201cAnd then it said to fold the paper bag over two times, and to microwave it for a minute and a half.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Her kids, sitting on the counter, excitedly opened the microwave for her as the popcorn bag was placed inside. As it was then turned on, the kids sat with their faces glued to the window in the door as they anxiously awaited the microwave to heat up the popcorn bag, and hopefully pop some popcorn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">However, the cob of \u2018popcorn\u2019 never popped, with Andrea asserting that the corn was cooked but not popped. So, they decided to put it back into the microwave, and soon, the popping started.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">\u201cYou guys!\u201d Andrea exclaimed, while her son asserted that it \u2018smells like popcorn\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">\u201cMoment of truth,\u201d the mum said as she carefully opened up the paper bag to reveal that some of the corn actually did pop into popcorn \u2013 but they didn\u2019t look like what we\u2019d expect popcorn to look like.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Instead, the popped corn still looked yellow like corn, but there was no doubt that they had popped. Andera went on to say that she believed the corn had been too wet at the start, which is why they didn\u2019t pop up white and fluffy like \u2018normal\u2019 popcorn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">She went on to tell her viewers that she\u2019d done more research, and that it was advised to leave the corn to dry before popping it. While it didn\u2019t work when they tried again after five hours, not one person had advised, she said that she would be leaving the corn to dry for a few weeks, but went on to ask for more advice from her viewers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">However, most people took to the comment section to share their amazement at what they had seen, with one person saying: \u201cWell, I was years old today when I learned popcorn is not just regular corn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">\u201cWhat a great lesson for the kiddos. How fun,\u201d a second person said, while a third user wrote: \u201cThe perfect happy little accident!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">As for advice, another viewer shared: \u201cHello- person from Nebraska here\u2014 you need to wait until your corn stalk and leaves are completely dry and brown before you harvest your ears. It should be treated like field\/ grain corn not sweet corn.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/lifestyle\/gardening\/my-son-spilled-popcorn-garden-36058272\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"http:\/\/hamed.nwar.uk\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764263689_0_GettyImages-1882108073.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>A mum-of-two was left amazed by the unexpected harvest in her garden after her son accidentally spilled dried popcorn kernels in her dahlia bed, and other people were left gobsmacked too Alice Sjoberg Social News Reporter 12:28, 13 Oct 2025 The family was left baffled by the results after spilling popcorn in their garden (stock [\u2026]<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[24400],"class_list":["post-342238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1","tag-fuck-my-wife"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342238\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=342238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=342238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}