zea mays mays...zea mays mexicana

over at the portage garden the heirloom maize is topping out at around eleven feet...

and i have some eight footers out back...

there seem to be fair sized ears on most of the plants...which means seed saving i am thinking...

in the yard the teosinte continues to bloom away...

and, in general, where you find blooms you find silks...

usually silks are an index of ears...

where there are ears there is a likelihood of seeds...and i can just begin to discern ( and feel ) the outlines of some here...more seed to save if it all come out right...and that means a new generation come spring.