This year was my most ambitious corn planting to date. I grew two varieties of sweet corn, planted four full rows of popcorn, and also had two plots of composite flint corn. I probably had 75 distinct varieties this year!
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| Here is the composite flint corn from Bill Davison at the University of Illinois. I believe he said there were 50 varieties represented in the colored seed stock. He also sent me a smaller sample labeled "white composite." The white was planted last and it's still growing. The colored flint is spectacular. I have no idea yet what I will use for seed. |
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| Cassie on one of the first days harvesting popcorn. I was disappointed with the yield--there were a lot of stalks with nothing on them. |
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| My seed stock. I look for full ears on stalks that are strong and still standing. If there is any mold or rot I definitely don't use it for seed. |
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| Cassie working the flint corn. Some ears were 7' in the air--wow! Cassie did pretty well. The new cart is not as handy as the old one in tight spaces. |
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| Another view of some of the flint corn. |
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