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Post by grungy on Apr 30, 2009 19:10:47 GMT -5
Just thought that I would tell Blueflint his Bear Island corn is coming up and only in 8 days. Very impressed considering how early it is here. I think we only had our last (I hope) spring frost 3 days ago.
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Post by canadamike on Apr 30, 2009 20:30:04 GMT -5
I started mine inside at the farm, along with some hybrid sweet corn. A squirel has decided BIC was better tasting and ate a lot of it. I am happy you have some up.
I have some Bear Island corn from Grin-Canada but the colors are not the same.
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Post by ottawagardener on May 1, 2009 6:53:41 GMT -5
Tree rats... along with ants, they are the two biggest aggravations in my garden. Don't get me wrong, I like all members of the animal kindgom most of the time but the squirrels do get hungry this time of year and my peas etc... look mighty fine. I am going to put up some signage in the direction of our compost or the many, many, many burried acorns in our yard...
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Post by grungy on May 1, 2009 13:37:10 GMT -5
They tell me corn fed squirrel makes mighty fine stew. <Lol>
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Post by canadamike on May 1, 2009 19:19:03 GMT -5
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Post by grungy on May 1, 2009 20:09:46 GMT -5
Cannibal!
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Post by canadamike on May 1, 2009 23:13:37 GMT -5
I did not say I would eat it
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Post by Blueflint on Jun 4, 2009 10:43:10 GMT -5
I think everyone will be happy on how well Bear Island does...just little guys is all. I feel if nothing else it would be good for breeding since it seems to do well in cool areas and can be grown where most corn can't.
We started Aunt Mary's in the greenhouse in mid April (we where very muddy in the field at that time), transplanted in early May. It has rooted in well, I hoed it 2 weeks ago and gave a light fertilizer. Plants are dark green and most are knee high now. We got in about 200 plants. We will eat a few but the balance is for seed. If this corn likes our farm and adapts well (corn can do this in a couple generations), we hope to make it our early market variety.
Blueflint
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Post by grungy on Jun 4, 2009 13:39:01 GMT -5
Great news, Tony, hope it does extremely well for you.
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Post by darwinslair on Aug 1, 2009 11:56:50 GMT -5
Hi,
new here but know some of you from other sites.
I grew Bear Island last year. Was very impressed. Plants hit about 7 feet (with tassels) and were mature within 70 days. Ears varied widely, beautiful colors, with the notable fact that about a third were red stalked with red ears, the rest green stalked with multi-colored ears.
Trying Painted Mountain this year. Matured 2 weeks earlier. planted may 15th and was mature by july 1st. Really incredible. Growing beans up half of it but stalks are not happy about that. Should have picked a stronger stalked corn for the 3 sisters type of gardening.
Tom
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Post by grungy on Aug 1, 2009 12:30:12 GMT -5
Tom, are you going to have seed for trade or?
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Post by darwinslair on Aug 1, 2009 12:40:58 GMT -5
I have a few pounds of Bear Island Flint. Happy to give you a couple hundred seeds if you split with me whatever you get from it.
Will have to see with the Painted Mountain. I am going to leave it until the squirrels find it (in which case I will pull it asap) or it is completely dry. Same thing with that if I have enough. I only have room in my yard for a few hundred plants at a time. I have field access, but was laid up this year recovering from surgery, and last year the field was eaten to the ground by deer. (2.5 acres, literally, to the ground)
Filled the freezer with venison last year. Field went unplanted this year. Hopefully body cooperates next year.
btw, my thing is early varieties. I live in MN and want stuff that matures quick, be it corn, tomatoes, melons, etc. So if you are looking for early stuff, ask.
Tom
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Post by grungy on Aug 1, 2009 14:45:25 GMT -5
Tom, I was referring to the Painted Mountain corn. Hope you will post later listing what you will have available this fall. We will be doing our posting come Sept.-Oct. so feel free to select whatever you would like from it then.
And thank you.
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