Saturday, August 6, 2016

corn sweat appendix

besides being taller than i am i have no clue about what this teosinte is up to...it is a variety i have never grown before and it has me a bit confused...i germinated these seeds indoors and planted them when they were ready so i know what's there...each is froma single seed...some of it looks a lot like corn ( second and third photos )...however the one in the top photo has produced seventeen tillers and resembles perennial teosinte ( even if it is not behaving the same way ) and had become more of a bush than a grass...i am a bit impatient ( which does no good ) for flowers and seed ears to see what's what....more as it develops.
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  1. AnonymousAugust 13, 2016 at 5:33 PM

    Hey Fred! I've probably commented on your blog before. But i wanted to say how great your teosinte is this year! This year a few of us are growing Zea diploperrennis, diploperrenis-maize hybrids, and Zea mexicana. Join our discussion on Homegrown Goodness!

    http://alanbishop.proboards.com/thread/4396/growing-teosinte?page=3&scrollTo=117290

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  2. fredAugust 13, 2016 at 6:50 PM

    thanks for the kind words..the plants are doing the work...i have grown zea diploperennis in the past in campus and still have seed in the freezer...it is a different critter than the annuals..this is my first year with this variety so i am uncertain of where we are headed...waiting for september...waiting for flowers and seed ears...i'll stop by the board...thanks!

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