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Old 29-11-2008, 12:01 AM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Corn recommendations

"Zoot" wrote in message
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I am looking for recommendations for corn varieties. This last year was a
short, cold, wet growing season and half of our corn never matured. Also, I
seem to have the best luck with yellow corn, worst luck with white and high
sugar corn.

Anyone have any comments on the robustness of white and high sugar corn,
versus 'normal' yellow corn, and any recommendations for short growing
seasons?


A few things to bear in mind.

The climate in general has been highly varied throughout the U.S. at a
highly varying rate for at least 5 years now. No projected time for this to
settle out to any kind of "normalcy" regarding general temperature and
rainfall. Toss the almanac.

Corn is a hybrid version of native "maize" Of which, other hybrids have
arisen since. The later the hybrid, the less tolerant of variable
temp/rainfall conditions.
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Dave