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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: chriscross1966 on November 25, 2012, 19:32:32

Title: Strawberry popcorn... how do you make it pop?....
Post by: chriscross1966 on November 25, 2012, 19:32:32
I grew a few of the mini-popcorn Strawberry this year but have been unable to make it pop... does it need presoaking or something?
Title: Re: Strawberry popcorn... how do you make it pop?....
Post by: gavinjconway on November 25, 2012, 19:37:26
You will have to let them dry properly before you try to "pop" them Chrisx..
Title: Re: Strawberry popcorn... how do you make it pop?....
Post by: geof on November 25, 2012, 20:55:44
Click this link by Claire and she will run through exactly what to do:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YiHQmt5ihA
Title: Re: Strawberry popcorn... how do you make it pop?....
Post by: goodlife on November 26, 2012, 10:15:54
And you musn't get it cross pollinated by other type of corn...as popcorn have hard structure inside that prevent 'innerbits' from expansion when its heated...so the seed will 'pop' rather than letting preassure to escape.
Title: Re: Strawberry popcorn... how do you make it pop?....
Post by: Stevens706 on November 27, 2012, 12:09:21
Thanks geof for the link, I think I will try to grow some next year
Title: Re: Strawberry popcorn... how do you make it pop?....
Post by: gavinjconway on November 27, 2012, 15:51:44
Quote from: goodlife on November 26, 2012, 10:15:54
And you musn't get it cross pollinated by other type of corn...as popcorn have hard structure inside that prevent 'innerbits' from expansion when its heated...so the seed will 'pop' rather than letting preassure to escape.

Interesting - thank you.. I always wondered why it "popped"
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