2016 Corn Thread

[thistlebloom]

@baymule , in spite of all your hardships with gardening your PM corn looks good!
I missed the boat on so many things this year, including corn.
I gave most of my saved PM seed away, but I remember keeping a baggie of the dark burgundy kernels to replant. I should hunt them out. Maybe I could sneak some in and get a harvest before the first freeze in September.

 

[baymule]

I am determined to raise my own corn for cornmeal. I really think the Painted Mountain is the one, I just need to give it more fertile ground to grow in, chase off the rabbits and horses.

 

[digitS']

I can grow it in glacial gravel, Bay'.

You can grow it in Texas snow.

Pretty and pretty amazing variety

Steve

 

[buckabucka]

Someday I would like to try growing corn for cornmeal here. I tried once, but started too late with a long-season variety. I usually don't experienced problems with crows, but raccoons will eat every ear.

 

[aftermidnight]

I don't grow corn, not enough space with everything else I want to grow but a couple of years ago when I was given some bean seed someone bought at a farmer's from high up in the Andes in Ecuador, there were two corn kernels in the mix. This seed was 15 years old, I managed to get most of the beans to germinate along with the two kernels of corn. This is the cob one plant produced, I think I picked the cob too soon as the kernels shriveled up quite a bit, nevertheless I planted a couple of kernels this spring and they're growing. I think it's a variety they made beer out of.

Annette

 

[thistlebloom]

That's amazing Annette! Like that color too.

While looking for my PM seeds, (didn't find the baggie but did find an ear of burgundy kernels) I also came across a packet of Orchard Baby sweet corn. I think I'll have the kids plant that Wednesday. It's a knee high sweet corn.
The girls love diminutive vegetables so I think they'll get a kick out of it.

 

[baymule]

@aftermidnight that is a beautiful ear of corn, love that color! I hope the corn you have growing produces!

@thistlebloom is Orchard Baby a short day corn like the Painted Mountain is?

 

[thistlebloom]

@thistlebloom is Orchard Baby a short day corn like the Painted Mountain is?

Well I'll tell ya...I have no idea what a short day corn is Bay.

Is that short day like in onions? I know it's short as in not tall and likes to grow during the day, but am generally not more knowledgeable than that on corn.
I got it from a Canadian seed company, but the packet doesn't have any useful information on it. I grew it 3 or 4 or 5 years ago, and don't really remember how it did.

 

[baymule]

@thistlebloom I probably didn't use the correct terminology, what I meant was does Orchard Baby mature early like Painted Mountain does? I looked it up and found it on Victory Seeds. It matures in 65 days!

http://www.victoryseeds.com/corn_orchard-baby.html

 

[seedcorn]

Assume a short day corn is one that black layers (matures) earlier than other corn plants.

I know some will get upset but if u r growing corn for meal or animal feed, why not use hybrid conventional seed? You would get a much larger harvest with the same work.