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Post by walt on Sept 24, 2017 15:21:06 GMT -5
Not newspapers. A zebra with sunburn.
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Post by steev on Sept 24, 2017 22:10:00 GMT -5
Yes, well, it does seem to me that the ground is further away than it used to be, and I never used to grunt so much when exerting myself.
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Post by steev on Oct 3, 2017 2:50:23 GMT -5
Got two good ears, so far, from the Pungo Creek Bloody Butcher, one purple-mauve-yellow and one orange-brown (I'm so pleased I've learned what "mauve" is; what the hell is "taupe")? All things considered, it's been a pretty poor year across the farm, produce-wise.
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Post by walt on Oct 3, 2017 14:12:13 GMT -5
"taupe" is the color of pantyhose my ex used to wear 40+ years ago. Otherwise, I have no clue.
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Post by steev on Oct 3, 2017 15:22:48 GMT -5
Um, that's not why she's your ex, is it?
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Oct 4, 2017 0:35:08 GMT -5
I ended up selecting for pearl type kernels. The rice type kernels cut my hands while threshing, and I didn't like that. Now I use a cast iron sheller from the 1880s, so I might make different choices today.
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Oct 4, 2017 21:52:08 GMT -5
Today, I wouldn't cull the rice kernels because they were too hard to shell. I would base my project on popping ability and/or taste. I would also make easy shelling a primary selection characteristic instead of a secondary or tertiary.
The problem that I had with [flint x popcorn] clades was that it introduced variability in pericarp characteristics, and in kernel size, so pop-ability declined dramatically. I really liked the taste that the flints brought with them.
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