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Old 10-10-2006, 03:18 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Mike Lyle[_1_] Mike Lyle[_1_] is offline
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Default Where can I get sweetcorn seeds which is not a hybrid?


Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article .com,
"Mike Lyle" writes:
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| What the Hell _is_ non-hybrid sweetcorn?

Wild maize, or a true-breeding strain of it, eaten green. I ate a
lot as a child. Like most forms of banana, it has almost never been
seen in the UK.


My understanding is that maize isn't found in the wild, and exists only
in cultivated varieties. Is that understanding misguided?

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Mike.