Seed Saving Part 1

[catfish222banjo]

also thanks for seed knowledge and more guitar!

[catfish222banjo]

welp. the face on the tree is potentially the greatest thing ever!

[ScopedOUT2]

Hello,

Can you show us how to save corn seed?

Thanks

[GreenGardenGuy1]

@ScopedOUT2 Corn is the easiest. Allow it to dry hard on the cob then knock it off the cob with a sheller or by hand. Winnow the chaff in a breeze and store for future use.

[magicster123]

@GreenGardenGuy1 A video would be great for others to learn.

[GreenGardenGuy1]

@ScopedOUT2 I can do that but it will have to wait until corn is ripe and the ears have dried in the fall.

[ScopedOUT2]

@GreenGardenGuy1 uh... why did it double post my question? ... anyway... my corn ears are dry, but I can't tell how dry they need to be for me to knock em off, can you explain best as you can please?

Thanks. I appreciate your help very much.

[GreenGardenGuy1]

@ScopedOUT2 The corn is left on the stalk until the stalks are nearly dry. Stalks should be brown and crunchy with the husk dry and papery before removing ears. The husk is pulled back and the ears hung in a ventilated space for further drying. The kernels should be hard to the thumb nail and the cob dry before shelling. Shelling is done either by hand or with a steel corn sheller. It is best to leave the corn seed dry on paper for a week or two before storage.

[mamahenof6]

Awesome information! Thank you for posting :)