Thank you! I’ve known the”how to” of saving corn seed for awhile, but have only just started to put it into practice this year which, at least mechanically, is much more complex than I anticipated. I appreciate seeing this in depth tutorial it has already helped!
That's a lot of work but, the product, seeds, that are untainted by Monsanto GMO pollen is important and the whole objective.... really interesting stuff. I'm experimenting with corn this year and appreciate all of these helpful people on youtube.
Wow! I can't imagine doing that for each corn. I guess if you want to avoid being sued by Monsanto for pollen theft you have to. Lucky for me, I am the only gardener for blocks around. One of the few advantages of urban growing. Still I learned a lot if I ever need!
thanks for this. Ive only grown corn once or twice to eat in my home garden, and not very much of it either, maybe 20 plants. This year i wanted to grow some maize and different colored corns, not just sweet corn, and wanted to save some of the seeds for next year, but didnt want to cross pollinate between the different breeds of corn. Im figuring this would work to pollinate each breed with only itself. Was gonna grow 5 different types of corn. but since i have such a small plot, a really really small plot, im starting to rethink growing them all together at the same time. maybe try doing what someone else said about stagering the planting times, and then also pollinate them by hand. doesnt help that there's a feed corn field nextdoor, hoping they arent gonna plant that field this year, pretty sure they rotate between a couple fields what they plant where. or maybe i'll just let them all cross pollinate and see what they turn into. i got some thinking to do
This must city style or new age stuff. Not to be rude but if you just wanta save some pollen ok then . Corn , help from bees and wind pollinates it just fine. I ve been gardening 40 years never had to do this. If your having a problem with your corn getting pollinated gently tap it with a stick. Same with tomatoes . I just do see were this is necessary for corn.
Sheesh! I've been growing corn in 4' x 4' raised beds for year (precisely 2 stalks/sq ft = 32 stalks). When it comes time for pollination, I simply shake the stalks once or twice daily. No problem. Maybe this is too simple?
This technique isn't just to ensure pollination for ear formation, it is to ensure the seeds are not cross-pollinated for the purpose of seed saving. May not be necessary to the average home grower, even one who does save their own seed, but for example if one is preserving a rare heirloom variety for donation to a seed bank it would be expected that those seeds be of highest purity possible.
If you are going to save the seeds and replant, and you don't have a lot of corn, I've read 200 plants minimum, you can get inbreeding depression and the quality of the seed will plummet. If you're only going to eat it, then not worth doing.
Also is you sort the seeds you can take out any that do not follow the type of the plant that you want to keep if there's a red colored seed in your yellow corn, if there is a white colered seed in your red corn, you don't want to plant that again.
New subscriber here can i cross to other varieties of corn and how many days can strat to polynt. Corn and how many days to harvest corn to make seeds thank you 😊☺️😁
What is the purpose of hand pollination? Because I use to grow corn in my backyard in Haiti and never had to do that. I always had the best quality corns. When is hand pollination really necessary?
What if I have got hectares and hectares of corn on my Polish farm. Can use this technique. It's more for allotment owners or people who grow corn on their window sill or balconies ?
This is only for those ears of corn you wish to save the seeds from for replanting next year. You would not do this to every plant. Also, this is for those who want to ensure the purity of their specific variety of corn, if that corn is at risk of cross-pollination from other varieties nearby. If you have acres of corn, of only one variety, and no other varieties growing on farms nearby, just pick any of the ears and save the seeds from those. Perhaps take ears from the interior middle of the plot just to be on the safe side. And of course, only if you have started with open pollinated seeds to begin with. If you have planted hybrid corn seeds, none of this seed saving applies anyway, as you would have to then buy new seeds every year.
Hello! How much time from the first time of bags set up is needed before cutting back one day before pollination? How much time does it take for the silks to grow?
@@Aussiebloked that doesn't work if you have nearby corn of a different variety (gmo) and you want to save seed form your corn that is pure or you don't want to eat gmo pollen.