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Post by castanea on Aug 29, 2011 23:05:35 GMT -5
I'm sure someone here knows this. What is the odd stubby white corn with the fat kernels at the bottom of this page: www.seedweneed.com/index-3.htmlAnd while you're at it, can someone tell me about Borries Open Pollinated Seed Corn Farm in Illinois that is listed on the same page?
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Post by DarJones on Aug 30, 2011 2:18:16 GMT -5
That is the South American Inca Corn. You can find it on Ebay most of the time.
DarJones
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Post by canadamike on Aug 30, 2011 7:21:05 GMT -5
Try replacing it with the Tuscarora four corn, looks similar and better for your longitude...
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Post by Alan on Aug 30, 2011 8:10:17 GMT -5
As Fusion said, it's a Peruvian type. A "Concha" as they are known.
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Post by castanea on Aug 30, 2011 9:26:40 GMT -5
Try replacing it with the Tuscarora four corn, looks similar and better for your longitude... Thanks everyone. Why is Tuscarora better for me than concha?
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Post by Alan on Aug 30, 2011 11:57:32 GMT -5
Compromise: www.cornculture.info/I need to get ahold of this guy as I've been wanting to include genes from the Peruvian diaspora into Amanda Palmer without reinventing the wheel.
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Post by castanea on Aug 30, 2011 20:50:56 GMT -5
The large Peruvian white corn takes a very long growing season to reach maturity. My normal season is around 210 days, so that may not be the reason Michel was thinking of.
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Post by castanea on Aug 30, 2011 20:53:01 GMT -5
Does anyone know anything about Borries Open Pollinated Seed Corn Farm in Illinois?
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Post by canadamike on Aug 30, 2011 21:06:23 GMT -5
Many of these corns take 10-11 months to produce. I have a friend who went to Mexico, close to Mexico city, in the mountains, and brought back a few seeds. He gave me one lol
He told me how long it takes to make an ear , and there is litterature to support that...
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Post by castanea on Aug 31, 2011 0:36:32 GMT -5
Great link. Thanks. I've got 11 frost free months to play with so I think I can get it to mature.
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Post by DarJones on Aug 31, 2011 13:40:30 GMT -5
Castanea, The above is misleading. This corn has a phytochrome moderated daylength sensitivity. In other words, it is not the length of the season that lets it mature. It does not set tassels and silks until the day reaches about 12 to 13 hours long. The key number then is how many days do you have from the start of 13 hour days in the fall until the first cold weather/frost. Just looking at your latitude, you can probably grow this corn. It will still be very close for harvesting mature seed.
I tried Inca Giant corn a few years ago and had serious problems with it failing to tassel properly until the season was so late that I could not mature the corn. The best I remember, it was August before pollen was available. I am at latitude 34° 8' 32" N and longitude 87° 59' 19" W. As a general rule of thumb, this corn will not grow very well above latitude 20° N.
DarJones
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Post by castanea on Aug 31, 2011 16:47:49 GMT -5
Castanea, The above is misleading. This corn has a phytochrome moderated daylength sensitivity. In other words, it is not the length of the season that lets it mature. It does not set tassels and silks until the day reaches about 12 to 13 hours long. The key number then is how many days do you have from the start of 13 hour days in the fall until the first cold weather/frost. Just looking at your latitude, you can probably grow this corn. It will still be very close for harvesting mature seed. I tried Inca Giant corn a few years ago and had serious problems with it failing to tassel properly until the season was so late that I could not mature the corn. The best I remember, it was August before pollen was available. I am at latitude 34� 8' 32" N and longitude 87� 59' 19" W. As a general rule of thumb, this corn will not grow very well above latitude 20� N. DarJones That explains a lot. It's similar to the cucurbita ficifolia problem. Thanks
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