Saturday, November 2, 2013

zea diploperennis

i was comparing the state of the zea diploperennis in the community garden with that which is in the pgp and it seems that the proximity of hawthorn hall to the pgp ( about eight to ten feet ) and the attendant heat island are what is making the difference since the photo period is the same in both gardens...either way next weekend is the mulch target date...the bottom three photos are of a few of the fourteen teosinte flowers the zea diploperennis has produced...they are way too late for a northwest indiana season but i am geeked that they tried.

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  1. how can i contact you? i would like to purchase some of your zea diploperennis seeds. perennial corn? what a fascinating garden crop!

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  2. isn't there an email address on my profile?
    got Zea diplopernnis seeds from the feds at
    http://www.ars-grin.gov/npgs/
    the catch is it has to be an educational project which the pgp is. i never got ears from perennial tesointe...those i succeeded in producing from northern tepehuan teosinte, an annual and those seeds i got from
    http://www.nativeseeds.org/
    at reasonable prices...if those sources don't work out let me know and we can see what we can come up with...we can also discuss the intricacies of teosinte growing.

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