Print Page - Old Fashioned Corn

Title: Old Fashioned Corn
Post by: saddad on October 28, 2007, 14:42:36

From seeds acquired through swaps... grown for our open day but they weren't ripe for display!
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/Plot52/DSCN1922.jpg)

Aztec Black and Bloody Butcher...
;D

Title: Re: Old Fashioned Corn
Post by: manicscousers on October 28, 2007, 16:18:57

bl**dy hell, saddad, they're wierd, can you eat them ? ;D

Title: Re: Old Fashioned Corn
Post by: saddad on October 28, 2007, 17:53:24

Yes but they are not "sweet corn" best for popcorn, corn flour and grits/hominy which are porridge type dishes like bulgar cracked wheat and couscus...
I just grew them for show... they have gone mouldy in the kitchen while I was in France!
:-[

Title: Re: Old Fashioned Corn
Post by: manicscousers on October 28, 2007, 18:25:45

oh, what a shame :(
not even good enough to dry for seed ?
btw, can't wait to see the sweet tatties ;D

Title: Re: Old Fashioned Corn
Post by: artichoke on October 28, 2007, 18:37:21

I grew some like that once, and eating them was hard work.

They look absolutely gorgeous, though.

Title: Re: Old Fashioned Corn
Post by: saddad on October 28, 2007, 19:08:59

I could save some for seed but there is no saying what I would get as Sweetcorn cross pollinates easily!
::)

Title: Re: Old Fashioned Corn
Post by: star on October 29, 2007, 06:03:46

Amazing colours........ :D

Allotments 4 All

Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: saddad on October 28, 2007, 14:42:36