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Post by lpnewman on Jun 24, 2010 17:45:23 GMT -5
Does anyone have experience/insight into Hopi Blue Flour corn? There seems to be many different strains out there all calling themselves Hopi Blue. About half of the seed supplies seem to describe a plant that is 5' tall and bushy: www.seedsofchange.com/garden_center/product_details.aspx?item_no=PS21179and the other half describe a plant that is more like 9' tall: www.fedcoseeds.com/seeds/SeedsOrderItem.php?id=692&SeedName=hopiI know the Hopi maintain many types of corn but I am curious as to the history and characteristics of the Hopi Blue. Any ideas would be great especially insights into which strain is most drought tolerant and quick to mature. I am growing out a small plot of the Seeds of Change variety this year. Thanks!
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Post by DarJones on Jun 24, 2010 18:25:37 GMT -5
The last Hopi Blue I grew was in 1994 and was about 8 to 9 feet tall. It is not very well adapted to my climate here in the southeast but does produce a crop. I got much better results with Bloody Butcher and with Cherokee Squaw. Note that Cherokee Squaw is sold by Sandhill Preservation.
DarJones
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Post by atash on Jun 24, 2010 19:07:41 GMT -5
Funny you should ask because I just ordered some. It should be short, lots of tillers, and relatively deep-rooted as corns go. I ordered it because of its reputation as a tough, drought-resistant, multipurpose corn. I got it from Native Seeds, and I bet their strain is pretty authentic.
There are other corns grown by non-Amerindian farmers that are reputedly derived from it, designed for non-irrigated fields in moister climates, and I would bet by now they differ from the original (probably taller and fewer tillers) and this might account for the discrepancies.
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Post by spud on Jul 14, 2010 22:05:53 GMT -5
I ordered some two years ago from jung and it's the 5-6 ft variety. I'm going it again this year. Haven't used for flour but soaked and used it as a corn and bean relish. My chicken go bonkers over it. I thought it was pretty tough plant and didn't think it was very needy.
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Aug 19, 2010 20:18:08 GMT -5
I grew Hopi blue corn this year straight from the reservation, and a corn named Taos blue.
The seed looked the same. They look the same as they are growing with deep green leaves, and very bushy with multiple tillers. Both are long season corns.
One of them is about 5 feet tall and the other is about 8 feet tall (without tassels). (I don't know which is which though...)
Of all the corns I planted this year, these two produced the most bio-mass.
Regards, Joseph
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Aug 20, 2010 0:59:41 GMT -5
From the row that i was sure i planted some hopi blue and some mojave white..... I harvested three really nice mojave white cobbs. Actually the mojave white was the earliest producing variety i planted. Unfortunately i did not get any blue. But, i did get an interesting surprise from one of the hopi blue seeds i planted. I remember one seed i planted had a bit of pink on it. From the stalk that grew in that spot i got a fully pink cobb. So.. I got some hopi pink corn (with a few kernel tops with a silvery/bluish tint). haha. I will have to wait till next year to try blue again.
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