Corn left too long (forum)

Mike T starts with ...
I grew 2 types of corn this winter and both were left too long for eating.I don't know if they are sweet corn or wax corn and will find out next season.Black corn is a real eye opener if you haven't seen it before.
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Time: 2nd September 2012 8:25pm

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
Great photograph Mike.. I had some seeds of the Hopi blue corn still attached to the cob and used as a decoration, but too old to germinate worse luck.. have your Thai white waxy corn in with fingers crossed it'll do well.

Time: 2nd September 2012 8:47pm

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BJ says...
Hopi blue corn? Is there an Australian supplier? Watermelon piki is the greatest thing long before sliced bread!

Time: 2nd September 2012 8:57pm

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
I think these cobs were pretty old.. maybe before it was illegal to import it.

Time: 2nd September 2012 8:58pm

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BJ says...
I still crave it from my travels staying at Old Oraibi. Many types of interesting corn, including very vibrant red and white multicoloured and blue black multi. Its grown in the valley and hauled up the cliff for grinding. If I was interested in growing back then I definitely would have returned with a few kernels.

Time: 2nd September 2012 9:06pm

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Jantina says...
Check the Diggers site BJ, I reckon I saw it there once.

Time: 3rd September 2012 8:47am

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Speedy says...
BJ,
just found some 'Hopi Blue' corn on ebay.

Time: 21st September 2012 10:48am

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
The previous lot went for about $36.00. Must be some keen buyers out there, good to know it's still in the country tho

Time: 21st September 2012 11:00am

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Jason says...
A guy I know grows the blue hopi corn. Haven't seen him for a few years but I assume he still grows it. I have the smaller popcorn version in a jar about 3 year old seed, makes good popcorn !

Time: 21st September 2012 12:39pm

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peter 1000 says...
hi all,
just wondering what peoples opinions
are on the best eating corn to plant.

Time: 21st September 2012 6:42pm

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Brendan says...
Hi peter 1000, I like Golden Bantam from Eden Seeds.
http://www.edenseeds.com.au/content/default.asp

Time: 22nd September 2012 8:20am

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Jantina says...
Yes Brendan that's a good open pollinated one , lovely flavour. I'm trialling a few other different open pollinated ones this year.

Time: 22nd September 2012 9:11am

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peter 1000 says...
thanks brendan
will order some g/b and grose lilly
tomatos.

hi jantina which ones are you trialling?

Time: 22nd September 2012 6:09pm

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Brendan says...
The brother was cleaning out his old seeds, and gave me some old Super Sweet Bicolour corn seeds (use-by date 2008).
Had a few misses, but have no more seeds left :-(

I see Yates have Sun 'n' Snow corn seeds now (same thing?)

Photo of my bicolour corn, been in about 3 weeks.
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Time: 23rd September 2012 8:16am

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peter 1000 says...
just had a look at the yates sun n snow
and clicked the buy button but they
have been removed from sale.
are all bicoloured corn from other sources the same thing.

Time: 23rd September 2012 9:41am

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Brendan says...
Hi peter1000, the sun 'n' snow are in the shops up here?
They're for sale here, but a bit pricey!

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150796410735&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&clk_rvr_id=390403553121

Time: 24th September 2012 8:44am

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Brendan says...
Small crop of Bicolour sweet corn, planted around Sept 1st.
Seeds were about six years old! :-)
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Time: 28th October 2012 9:05am

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
Hey Mike (Cairns) - I have some cobs forming on your Thai White Waxy corn which you sent me a few months ago, the plants grew well and strongly. Can you suggest how it is best used - eaten fresh or more as a maize type?
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Time: 12th January 2013 11:50am

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