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Amazing there are billions of tomato and strawberry seeds that slip through people's hands (Original Post) bucolic_frolic Jun 2022 OP
Sweet corn seed is very expensive too. Save a few ears this summer and allow Emile Jun 2022 #1
A lot of those seeds are sterile if they are from hybrid varieties. n/t TygrBright Jun 2022 #2
Ambrosia sweet corn is a hybrid. I saved a few ears Emile Jun 2022 #3
I'm not a fan of high-sugar corn. SharonClark Jun 2022 #4
Then you would love field corn. Emile Jun 2022 #5

Emile

(22,615 posts)
1. Sweet corn seed is very expensive too. Save a few ears this summer and allow
Wed Jun 15, 2022, 08:08 PM
Jun 2022

them to dry out. Shuck the dried up sweet corn, store in a glass jar and plant next year.

Emile

(22,615 posts)
3. Ambrosia sweet corn is a hybrid. I saved a few ears
Sat Jun 18, 2022, 10:37 AM
Jun 2022

and dried them out in front of my dehumidifier last summer and stored the seed in a glass jar. Because it was a hybrid I wasn't for sure if it would come up or not when I planted it, but to my surprise it's looking great. It is the sweetest sweet corn I ever ate. Looking forward to eating this years crop.

Emile

(22,615 posts)
5. Then you would love field corn.
Sun Jun 19, 2022, 04:55 AM
Jun 2022

Catch field corn at the right time before it gets to hard and it's just like sweet corn without the sweetness.

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