Guest guest Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 I'm not sure just HOW silly of a question this is, but ... this seems like a rather redundant phrase to me. Isn't all corn basically open-pollinated (i.e. wind)? Unless, I suppose, you work for Monsanto or something. I mean, sometimes I cheat and go purposely shake my corn stalks and try to aim where the pollen falls, but, ya know, it's still " open " . MFJ If I have to be a grownup, can I at least be telekinetic too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Open pollinated and heirloom seeds are one in the same. You can save the seed from this year's plants to grow plants next year. Open to cross pollination better descriptive. Is extra confusing term when it comes to corn. All corn is wind pollinated (vs. usual bee pollination) and needs widest separation between varieties to avoid crossing varieties. Open pollinated corn needs about 400 ft. of distance from any other corn to keep seed pure. Because corn is so easily crossed by wind and close proximity it seems the ideal to hybridizing then enseeding. Have hand pollinated the few years I grew corn taking pollen in my fingers from one ear to others. Likely how larger ear production was made from original corn that was no bigger than a grass with a seedhead. Wanita > I'm not sure just HOW silly of a question this is, but ... this seems like > a rather redundant phrase to me. Isn't all corn basically > open-pollinated (i.e. wind)? Unless, I suppose, you work for Monsanto > or something. I mean, sometimes I cheat and go purposely shake my corn > stalks and try to aim where the pollen falls, but, ya know, it's still > " open " . > > > > MFJ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 At 04:38 PM 8/18/04 -0400, you wrote: >Open pollinated and heirloom seeds are one in the same. You can save the >seed from this year's plants to grow plants next year. Open to cross >pollination better descriptive. >Is extra confusing term when it comes to corn. All corn is wind pollinated >(vs. usual bee pollination) and needs widest separation between varieties to >avoid crossing varieties. Open pollinated corn needs about 400 ft. of >distance from any other corn to keep seed pure. Because corn is so easily >crossed by wind and close proximity it seems the ideal to hybridizing then >enseeding. Have hand pollinated the few years I grew corn taking pollen >in my fingers from one ear to others. Likely how larger ear production was >made from original corn that was no bigger than a grass with a seedhead. > Ah, okay, thanks! (Sorry I'm a little late here, busy few days.) MFJ If I have to be a grownup, can I at least be telekinetic too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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