I got some blue hopi seed as swap..just wanted show how they are doing.. ;)
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Now question..only one plant has distintive purple colouring on leaves few has just odd stripe and some just ordinary green..normal...?
..and I might as well show my 'Seville' ones too....yeah..playing with camera again.. ;D
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..............and here are mine ;D - they are Applause. Oh dear! I forgot to reset the date after the camera went on the blink for some reason last week! Photo was taken about ten minutes ago.
Tricia
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gosh...you are so far ahead..down south..I think mine still have few weeks to grow before the male bits come out...
I grew Blue Hopi last year (I think you got the seed form me in fact), some plants were green, some very variegated, didn't seem to affect them..... the cobs only go blue when they're ripe, up till that point they're creamy-white.....
chrisc
Yes..Chrisc..from you..oh..great, that's exactly what mine are like..I wasn't sure wether they all should have that variegation or not..so they have very rogue genes then ;)...bit like me.. ::)
Anyway..they are growing strongly as you can see...first lot are just reaching top of the barrel height..and second half way there.. ;D Can't wait ... ;D
Great ;)
My Painted Mountain corn is still going strong (once the cats stopped digging it all up)
I have what look like flower stalks coming up now.
Those pics were then this how they are now...some are over 2.5 metres tall now :o ;D
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...and Seville...
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Mine are all picked and either eaten - yum! - or frozen.
Tricia
They all look so lovely and healthy...so I am rather envious, no not rather envious..really envious, all mine have been some what poor, probably heading for the compost heap
I think the secret for my success this year has been liquid seaweed..well success so far ::)..haven't have any actual cobs yet ::)
Friend of mine gave me gallon of agricultural seaweed that is 3 times more consentrated than commercial ones..and cause I've got plenty of it now I've been sloshing away with my watering cans..all my water but have had seaweed added..sometimes quite 'heavy' handedly too ;)
well here is samples of some of my crop..blue hopi and popcorn..
I'm quite pleased how they turned up..but we did have those awful winds when pollination was on so some of the cobs are not filled up properly.
Seville did well..but those are long gone..and they were very nice indeed.. ;D
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Quote from: goodlife on August 14, 2010, 17:03:49
I think the secret for my success this year has been liquid seaweed..well success so far ::)..haven't have any actual cobs yet ::)
Friend of mine gave me gallon of agricultural seaweed that is 3 times more consentrated than commercial ones..and cause I've got plenty of it now I've been sloshing away with my watering cans..all my water but have had seaweed added..sometimes quite 'heavy' handedly too ;)
Would seaweed from the beach do?
Oh..I'm sure it will..but you will have to get it 'in' quite soon...so it will have time to get 'digested' over winter..I wish I would have access to the stuff..
those look great Goodlife - and on a scale of 1 to 10 how delicious? I'm looking around for a new variety to try :)
I haven't tried any yet...I only took first Hopi's off today..and the popcorn have to dry out before use.
I've eaten one Hopi when still immature..and it was sweet and soft enough..but it is classified as 'flour' maize so I'm not sure if it make decent 'eater'.
I was going to dry all ..save some for seed and try to do some sort of rough cornmeal out of it..maybe for cornbread or something..
Try roasting it and having with a bit of salt as a beer-snack.....
chrisc
;D...talking from the experience..? ;D..I shall try that..and start drinking beer too ;D Any particular brand/type you recommend to go with roasted corn?..dry roasted or with drop of oil?..just on pan?
I did try to pop some of the left over seed to see if they pop..and as they didn't...I still muched through them and yes they were nice...thank you for reminding me... ;D
I tend to wipe the tray over with a tiny bit of butter on a kitchen roll, there doesn't want to be pools of it by any means.... trying to remember how long I used to roast for.... it was hot but short, I remember that....
chrisc
At this time of year I tend to stray to the stronger end of the ales, Marston's Old Empire is very nice, though not really hoppy enough for a true IPA, at least the strength is nearly what it should be . Things brewed to be Imperial Stouts too, might not be quite chilly enouygh for them yet but I love them...
chrisc
Well..all cobs are now de-seeded..I'll just have to go and get the beer ;D