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bbgonzales
Leafing Out

Northwestern AR, zone 6b

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Sweet and flour corn varieties Jul 12, 2015 10:37:57 GMT -5

Post by bbgonzales on Jul 12, 2015 10:37:57 GMT -5

Hi Folks, just a typical question about corn.

Generally, I would ask this kind of question in the winter when we're all bored out of our skulls and getting excited over seed catalogs. It has been on my mind lately and I'm afraid I'll get distracted by something shiny by then.

I want to try growing sweet and flour corn next year. The only corns I've ever grown are hybrid sweets and dent corn.

Has anybody grown any of these?

Thanks in advance,

Tom

Tom Parish

brownrexx Stately Oak Southeastern PA, Zone 6b Posts: 7,780	Sweet and flour corn varieties Jul 12, 2015 19:21:38 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by brownrexx on Jul 12, 2015 19:21:38 GMT -5 Sorry, I only grow hybrid sweet corn.

oliverman
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Sweet and flour corn varieties Jul 12, 2015 21:24:15 GMT -5 via mobile

Post by oliverman on Jul 12, 2015 21:24:15 GMT -5

I grow organic yellow dent corn on a commercial scale, primarily to be sold as poultry feed. I pick up the ears that get missed by the harvesting machinery and use that for cornmeal and flour. Corn is corn as far as I am concerned. Just make sure to stagger planting or maturity so you don't get cross pollination between the two types.

North Central Illinois, Zone 5

James
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Sweet and flour corn varieties Jul 13, 2015 12:26:13 GMT -5

Post by James on Jul 13, 2015 12:26:13 GMT -5

Be sure to plant them far away from each other. Or space the planting times so they are not in polenation mode at the same time. Unfortunately the pollen that falls on the silks tends to influence the taste, flavor, texture of the kernels of the ear, and if you save seed, then you can really get some wild crosses.

Northern Utah Zone 5 at 5000 ft elevation.

Sweet and flour corn varieties

Post by bbgonzales on Jul 12, 2015 10:37:57 GMT -5

Post by brownrexx on Jul 12, 2015 19:21:38 GMT -5

Post by oliverman on Jul 12, 2015 21:24:15 GMT -5

Post by James on Jul 13, 2015 12:26:13 GMT -5

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