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Old 17-09-2004, 12:15 PM
Nick Maclaren
 
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Martin writes:
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| If you had looked at the point I made my comment you would see that it
| referred to using US seed.

Sigh. Yes. We were aware of that.

| Maize does ripen in northern Europe if the right hybrid is used. The
| fields of the Netherlands and Germany are full of the stuff.

And it is used unripe, though not AS unripe as the sweetcorn we
eat. You will find that the seed for the corn grown at the far
north of its agriculural range is grown further south. Think
about it.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.