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CORN sa CORN SHELLER sa CORNCOB CRAFT sa CORNHUSK CRAFT sa POPCORN xx VEGETABLE How to grow broom corn. Includes information on cutting the stalks and making a broom. Growing corn organically. Raising corn successfully. "Uncle Charlie's Way" to husk sweetcorn clean. How to feed corn plants for maximum yields and quality in the ears of corn. Tips on growing a better sweet corn crop. Growing open-pollinated seed corn. A guide to selecting good seed corn, treating the seed after gathering and testing for germination. Also covers establishing a breeding plat, detasseling and creating an increase field. Gleaning corn for fun and profit. Advice on salvaging the corn which mechanical harvesters miss. Open-pollinated corn, a guide to several varieties and planting advice. Growing and using grains. A special section. Includes wheat, corn, sprouts, and lesser grains. Experimental archaeological gardening. A description of growing traditional Indian varieties of squash, corn and gourds in the high plains of southwestern Colorado in a manner similar to that used by the Anasazi a thousand years ago. Measures for protecting sweet corn from birds and raccoons. Tip on protecting sweet corn seeds from chipmunks by (1) starting the plants indoors in peat pots and (2) sprinkling bone meal around the plants. Tip: Hang plastic containers over the ripest ears of corn to ward off raccoons. Corn transplants. How to start corn indoors in peat pots under grow lights, especially the new super sweet varieties. How to follow Iroquois' "Three Sisters" tradition and plant corn, pole beans and squash together in a hill. Making the corn harvesting season last eight weeks instead of two. How to grow America's favorite vegetables. General guidelines and specific instructions for beans, beets, corn, lettuce, peas, peppers, radishes, squash, cucumbers, and tomatoes. Step-by-step guide to growing sweet corn. Keeping corn fresh. A storage technique for preserving the flavor of fresh corn up to three weeks after harvest. Advice on dwarf varieties of corn to grow miniature ears. Tip on a row cover to protect newly germinated corn from being eaten by crows. Cooking with corn. A guide to sweet hybrids and tips on cooking and seasoning. How to grow sweet corn in a very small plot. How to freeze corn to preserve its sweet flavor. How to dry sweet corn. How to build your own "garden tech" hand tools. Includes directions for a grape crusher, bean sheller, bean slicer and corn cutter. Growing corn. What varieties to plant, when and how to plant it. Includes notes on common diseases and pests, harvest and storage. Tip: Use lime to protect germinating sweet corn from birds. A look at a Cherokee Garden. Tips on planting corn, beans and squash in the fashion of the Cherokee Indians as practiced at Ocunaluftee Village in North Carolina. A look at ancient crops for desert gardens by Gary Nabhan and Richard Felger of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. The crop plants of the Southwest American Indians that are being retried include Blue maize (Zea mays indurata), the tepari bean (phaseolus acutifolius), the Hopi sunflower (Helianthus annuus), the Pima squash (cucurbita mixta) and the devil's claw or unicorn plant (Proboscidea parviflora). A report from a Kansas gardener on how to make a 36x24-ft. corn patch produce a multitude of vegetables. Through interplanting from March through August the patch was used to grow radishes, lettuce, peas, spinich, beets, turnips, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, onions and squash in addition to corn. Growing guide for extra-early sweet corn. Suggestions on how to have corn that is 5 ft. high before July. A look at raising Black Mexican (Black Aztec) corn. How to grow sweet corn in any garden. Compares the hybrids and open-pollinated varieties and guidelines on starting a corn patch. Raising sweet corn in a small garden. Raising corn for drying and storage. Growing indian corn. Tip: Interplant cosmos to keep earworms from corn. Tips on preventing the spread of corn smut. Tip: Keep raccoons from eating ripe corn by "touching" each ear of corn. Selecting the right varieties and careful planting make sweet corn a regular crop even in a small garden. Tips on raising blue corn. Tips on raising sweet corn in small patches. Tip: Use plastic berry cartons to protect sweet-corn sprouts from birds. Tips on raising corn in Alaska. How to plant extra early sweet corn. How to build a "chicken coop" around your sweet corn crop which will keep raccoons out. How to plant sweet corn using black plastic "mulch". Starting sweet corn from seed indoors and then transplanting. Tips on beating the corn borer. Line protects sweet corn seedlings from birds. Rubber bands protect sweet corn from birds. Two articles look at the supersweet varieties of sweet corn. Tip: How to harvest sweet corn by the Fourth of July in the northeast. Tips on improving corn germination. Supersweet corn. Results of field trials on 11 varieties and growing tips. Drawings show the technique for hand pollinating corn. Tip: A home brew to spray over newly planted corn seeds that will repel birds. Tips on interplanting various vegetables with sweet corn. How to presprout corn and transplant seedlings. Sweet corn. A guide to supersweet hybrids and their culture. The European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis), its description and control. Cultivate colorful corns. How to raise colored corn varieties for grinding into flour or meal, or to eat fresh like sweet corn. Two space-saving strategies for growing corn described. How to presprout corn and pea seeds. Problems in sweetcorn (stunted, mishapen ears, deformed bluish "kernels" and ants) diagnosed by horticulturalists. A guide to sweet corn matched to your growing season. Includes seven tips for foiling raccoons and preventing earworm damage. Drawings show how to tell when the ears are ready to be picked. Tips on growing the most sweet corn in the least space. How to be up to your ears in sweet corn. A special high-yield planting technique. Corn, beans and squash. The traditional Native American intercropping technique to grow the "Three Sisters" is described. A selection of summer sweet corns that will ripen in 72 days or less. The return of the legendary Luther Hill corn. Corn secrets for high yields and a long harvest. Tips on growing miniature ears of corn. How to grow corn in containers. How to grow good white corn in the western United States. A scheme to keep sweet corn standing tall. A 5-ft. tall wooden framework surrounds a 6x12-ft raised planter. In addition, horizontal stabilizer bars run the length of each row of corn. Decorative grains to grow for drying and using in wreaths and arrangements. How to grow ornamental corns and wheat. Superstars of the summer garden. Recommendations on varieties of tomatoes, corn and melons. | |||||||||
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