wendyloo,
Usually it seems that many of the negative reports stem from plant orders rather than seed orders. Plant orders are more troublesome period.
Any corn snobs here? Types of sweet corn.
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Hate to be controversial here, but can we keep this thread about corn?
What do you think about the corn write up in Johnny's current catalog?
sooo sorry, your are right......thanx
Wendy (and others) Thanks for understanding. Much appreciated! I think it makes Dave's better when the thread content matches the subject, makes it easier to find things. Do you grow corn and what is your favorite type and variety?
Thanks I'll check out Baker Creek Seeds. Any suggestions on optimal soil conditions for corn?
My favourite is Bodacious(SE) as I live in zone 4 (75 days to maturity)
Sonoita, Heavy feeders needing lots of nitrogen. Supersweets need warm, moist soil for best germination, much warmer than other types.
I was given two packs of Honey and Cream I thinkign about planting. The package says treated. Have no idea what it been treated with cuz it doesn't say. Any possible ideas?
Thing I worried about is next door grew corn last year. He watered it so much that the groudn was almost liek mud and with the high humidity here , he got the worst case of rust that I had ever seen or the plant pathology lab.
I knwo them spores are stil all gonna be floatign around and have blown over into my area too. Wonder if there somethign I can do to prevent his rust affecting ym crop this year if I decide to put it in. if the treatment more expensive than what I wil reap, I may not even plant any this year.
Warm soil is not an issue here, and I have enough compost that I can provide plenty of nitrogen and moisture retention.
Sonita,
Be aware that Baker Creek does not carry modern hybrid corn. They may carry Indian corn and corn for meal and perhaps some old open pollinated varieties. Gurney's, Henry Field, Johnny's, and many others carry the newer varieties if that is what you want.
Starlight,
Some corn varieties have some resistance against rust..
http://www.territorialseed.com/
http://www.seedsavers.org/
also maybe southern exposure seed exhange
starlight, treated seeds are usually treated with a fungicide, mainly to help keep the seeds from becoming diseased and rotting in the ground. (This came about due to people needing/wanting to plant early, when the ground is still damp and/or cold, often causing the seed to sit in the soil longer than if planted when the soil is fully warmed.)
As for rust, there are many fungicides that you can use but for best results you'll need to start spraying them before you see signs of rust. Sulfer is a good one and very low-toxic but it's not recommended if temperatures are excessively high. Maybe someone has a bottle of Daconil and they will check to see if it covers rust. If so that would also be a good product that can be used on your tomatoes as well.
Shoe
Shoe... To my rescue. Thanks. I have a bottle of daconil out in the shed somewhere. Will see what the label says once it gets warm enough to venture out. I don't do well in 8 degrees with the wind. LOL
starlight, I hear that! We were greeted with several inches of snow on the ground. Very pretty, but other than a short walk in the woods methinks I'll enjoy the great indoors today!
Back to corn, I've grown Kandy Korn for years and love it! And Strawberry popcorn was fun to grow as well one year, for the novelty as well as having fun popping home-grown corn!
Shoe
As long as you mentioned chemicals. I worked at place & was in charge of the chemicals years ago. Check out your things that are setting out in the freezing temperatures. Some chemicals lose their properties when froze.
When I planted corn, I always liked one called Radiance. I don't know where you can get it now. It was a Sh2. Very good & shelf life was great!
Bernie
Thanks Bernie.. I rarely use chems, haven't had the problems for them, but wil certainly check that ya cuz mien may be frozen in the shed.
Hummmmmmm hae to google and see what I cna find out abotu Radiance. Went all aroudn the world lookign for them Adkinson tomatoe seeds and they back withthe seed saver groups , onyl to fidn them in my own corner store on a dusty self, so maybe i wil go check otu what kind a corn they got. Might be surprised. LOL
We bought it from our local supplier. I just checked & it's not offered any longer. A hybrid, by one of the big seed companies, Rogers, I believe, & they change varieties often to keep ahead of diseases & improving their corns.
Bernie
Country, I really liked Indian Summer, a large eared multicolor sh2, but it has disappeared from my catalogs this year. I will have to see if it is still available. I hate it when they drop the good ones that I like.
I was thinking about getting some blue or pink Hopi corn seed. It's supposed to be drought tolerant.
Is it heirloom?
By most definitions yes, but it is a field corn not a sweet corn.
I was thinning some of my corn today. I have southern corn rootworm on some of the roots. how should I treat this? I also have a drip irrigation system 2" below surface for watering the root zone that I fertilize through the tube.
Those pesky things also hatch out and become beetles. Up here the northern corn root worm beetle eats on corn leaves when young and tender [about 3 ft.] and then eats the silks which makes pollination difficult unless you kill them right away.. This is after feeding on roots somewhere.
I posted a google search. Usually it takes soil insecticides to kill them down some. The farmers up here are using bt genes. That could have a down side too.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=southern+corn+rootworm&revid=147079797&ei=t0nySeGqCJiQmAfYr_WaDg&sa=X&oi=revisions_inline&resnum=0&ct=broad-revision&cd=6