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Post by Alan on Feb 21, 2008 23:35:09 GMT -5
You might be interested in checking out The Long Island Seed Projects brand new pop corn (can't remember the name). It is a multi-colored pop-corn that is the result of Indian corns crossed to high quality pop-corns. Ken Ettlinger has a "rambling" about it on the web-site located at www.liseed.org and you can also order the seed there for a minimal research fee! Check it out, it may be of interest to you! |
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Post by robin282 on Feb 22, 2008 1:22:34 GMT -5
I will, thanks!
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Post by robin282 on Feb 26, 2008 10:07:47 GMT -5
Well,
I was hopeful for the SSE yearbook having some popcorn varieties listed here, but not really. I plan to continue looking.
Robin
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Post by Alan on Feb 26, 2008 21:54:50 GMT -5
You know, something is somewhat sad about the SSE yearbook not listing any popcorn varieties I think. It's sad to me that none of the regionalized strains would be listed there. Comming from a farming community I know that many farmers here have strains and crosses of their own that they have developed themselves and or their family selected and/or developed which I would think would be of immense interest to the heirloom and open pollinated crowd.
You have spured me to look further into yet another new obsession. You can bet that this fall I'll be out there hunting down the local farmers with our regionalized strains so that I can grow them out and offer the seed in the future. Thanks for the inspiration I truly needed to get further involved in some more preservation work!
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Post by robin282 on Feb 27, 2008 13:15:13 GMT -5
The SSE yearbook does have some popcorn listed under the CORN section, but not the ones that were on Good Eats. They have a few, but most are yellows and blacks. The PA Dutch buttery one (cannot recall the name just now) sounds good.
Robin
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Post by robin282 on Mar 13, 2008 9:21:11 GMT -5
OK,
I have gotten my hands on some different popcorn seeds. I have traded for some, and bought another. I did get a beautiful turquoise colored one. The seeds themselves are beautiful! I got lady finger and a pink one. The names are out of reach at the moment.
Has anyone tried that PA Dutch buttery one?
Robin
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Post by Alan on Mar 15, 2008 0:06:03 GMT -5
Glad you found some of what you were looking for, keep me updated on how they do this year and if you plan on saving some seed I may be interested in giving a couple a try in the 2009 season. Popcorns are becoming of more interest to me but I will have to grow them on another farm when I get ready to expand on those breeding experiments, theres already a lot of corn pollen flying around here in season with all the sweet types, dent types, and the one waxy type that I'm growing, I'd hate to mix any flint or pop into the mix where not necessary and I definetly don't want to let any of the Pop Gregory's cross untill I have bulked some seed.
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Post by robin282 on Mar 29, 2008 8:34:14 GMT -5
Cannot wait to plant this stuff. I will start one in flats early to plant out later. That has worked quite well for me in the past. That way, I can separate by tasselling time rather than worry about what might be on the wind. NOBODY around here pants corn that early!
Robin
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Post by pugs on Jan 12, 2009 22:15:37 GMT -5
OK,
So I'm diggin up old threads. I just like to hear how things went.
So, everyone that grew popcorn, how did it do?
Pugs
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