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Jayne Booth · 09-12-2008, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Billy[_5_]

In article ,
sockiescat wrote:

billy if u were wondering why i recommended going to a corn farmer
and asking them about corn hybrids its because a lot of times they
switch corn over the years and can tell u which one they found to
have better yields and what withstood the weather conditions the best.
whether its corn for feed or corn for people a farmer in different
cases
can give u this information.
also a lot of times u can get samples of sweet corn from a farmers corn

I thank you for your time and your observations.

This gardening thing is as much an intellectual puzzle for me
as much as a source of healthy food. The constraints are being on the
north side of a hill, having six hours of full sun in my
optimum spots, and wanting to grow an open pollinated plant. I
have considered hybrid corn, sort of like training wheels, to get me
started. I've grown "Golden Bantam and a dent corn" for the last
couple of years. The "golden" for eating, and the dent as an
ornamental.

Next year I will either just grow seeds from this years "Golden
Bantam", or make my water company happy by not growing any corn.
It's just that fresh corn and tomatoes (maybe parsnips too) are the
Holy Grail for home gardeners.

Again, thanks for your advice.
--

Billy
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http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article1248.shtml
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net

I've also found loads of gardening advice for free at http://www.candis.co.uk/gardening. You can register for free and get loads of advice. It's only members that get access to the latest month's articles but what you can get is great. It's all written by Anne Swithenbank - one of THE experts! Enjoy

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