Availability Updated on May 24, 2009
2009 Corn (Grass Family)
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ORGANIC CERTIFICATION UPDATE: We were able to get organic certification on part of our farm this year. This means we will soon be listing everything that we grow here at our farm as Certified Organic. We have many varieties in this year's catalog which are being offered as CERTIFIED ORGANIC. If the item is being offered as CERTIFIED ORGANIC, it will have an OG after the price of the seeds.
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Corn culture: Plant in "hills" (groups of 3 kernels) every 8 to 12 inches in rows 3 feet apart as soon as frost is past. We have so many open pollinated corns it has always been a challenge to decide what to list here. After much thought, we will now rotate varieties through our corn listing. We won't be discontinuing varieties. They will just rotate in and out of the catalog as we get a decent seed supply. Some popular items will be grown and listed every year. Others will be rotated in and out every few years.
Corn Note: Our very late, weather-related, start caused us many problems with corn this year. We didn't get our first corn planted until late June and, with many weeds and other issues, some just didn't get cared for properly. We hope 2009 will be better. Please do not consider a crop failure this year to be a defect in any given corn variety. It was totally due to weather and circumstances here at the farm.
2009 Dent Corn
Usage: Dent Corn: Used for feed and cornmeal. Who says cornmeal has to be yellow or white?!?!?!?
All Purpose: 135 days. 11 foot tall plants have large multicolored kernels. 2 oz. Pkt. - (Unavailable for 2009)
Bankut: 100 days. 6 foot stalks, 14 to 16 rows of yellow kernels on 6" to 7" ears. Excellent wind and drought tolerance. Originally from Turkey. (Unavailable for 2009)
Blue Clarage: 113 days. 9 to 10 foot tall plants with husky stalks. 1 to 2 ears of blue and white, many speckled kernels on 10 inch ears. (Sold Out for 2009)
Chickasaw Hickory Cane: 130 days. A late season Hickory King type with white and blue kernels. 2 oz. Pkt. - (Unavailable for 2009)
Glenn Beasley Red: 115 days. 9 foot plants with 12 to 16 rows of red, occasionally yellow or orange kernels on 9 inch ears. Very high yielding. 2 oz. Pkt. - (Unavailable for 2009)
Golden Glow: 100 days. 7 foot stalks, yellow kernels on 6 to 8 inch ears, average 1 to 2 per stalk. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.50; 4Pkts./$7.50 OG
Golden Hickory King: 120 days. 8 to 10 foot stalks, 8 rows of large kernels on thin cobs. (Unavailable for 2009)
Goliath: 128 days. A true silage corn. Plant grows 12 to 15 feet tall. Some ears were 8 feet above ground. 12 inch plus ears of white kernels. 2 oz. Pkt. - (Sold Out for 2009)
Green: 105 days. 6 foot stalks, 10 to 14 rows of green shades on 6 inch ears. Off-colors can be expected. 2 oz. Pkt. - (Sold Out for 2009)
Greenfield: 113 days. Ears are about 10 inches long with 15 to 20 rows of cream to yellow kernels on 9 to 10 foot plants. Respectable yields, very minimal lodging. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.00 OG
Guadalajara All Purpose: 110 days. A yellow white corn from Mexico. Good tortilla corn. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.00 OG
Hickory King Composite: 120 days. A colorful, large kerneled, multicolored, 8-rowed, Hickory King. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$3.00
Howard Cory's Red: 120 days. 8 foot stalks, 12 to 16 rows of red kernels on 6 inch ears. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.00 OG
John Beecham Heirloom: 125 days. 12 foot stalks, deep root system. Stands up to most wind. 8 inch ears with white kernels. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.50 OG
Mesquakie Indian: 120 days. 8 foot plants of highly colored, glistening ears that are either shades of red or purple with yellow. A local heirloom that came from a now-deceased lady, Marie Ketelsen. It dates back many years to an early selection made in this area in the 1800's. Over the years it has added some different genes and has become adapted to the local climate and soil and is a terrific yielder. 2 oz. Pkt. - (Unavailable for 2009)
Northwestern Red: 90 days. 5 to 6 foot plants, 8 to 10 inch ears of red kernels with a white cap. Only a semi-dent. As with all capped corns some color variation can occur. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.75 (An old Oscar Will variety) OG
Nothstine: 90 days. Early, 6 to 7 foot stalks, 12 to 14 rows of yellow kernels. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.00 OG
Oaxacan Green: 105 days. A beautiful bright green with an occasional jade colored ear. Plants are about 7 feet tall and can have up to 2 ears per stalk. (Unavailable for 2009) OG
Ohio Calico: 115 days. 9 to 10 foot tall plants with 10 to 12 inch ears. Most ears will be red striped with white, but as with all things striped, some will be solid red and others solid white. (Unavailable for 2009)
Owen Davis: 130 days. 8 to 10 foot stalks, large, multi-colored kernels on 10 to 12 inch ears. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.00; 4 Pkts./$6.00 OG
Preacher Hill: 122 days. 10 foot stalks, 8 rows of yellow kernels. Missouri heirloom. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.00 OG
Rainbow: 100 days. 7 foot stalks. All colors (pink, red, brown, purple, blue, white). 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.50; 4 Pkts./$5.00 OG
Rustlers: 101 days. 6 foot stalks, 10 to 14 rows of white kernels on 7 inch ears. Old Oscar Will variety. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.00 OG
Striped Hickory King: 120 days. 8 to 10 foot stalks, good wind tolerance, big ears, yellow with red striping on the kernels. (Unavailable for 2009)
Strubbes Blue: 98 days. Beautiful colored blue shades from pale turquoise to deep blue in color. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.00; 2 Pkts./$3.50 OG
Strubbes Brown: 105 days. 7 foot stalks of plants with beautiful shades of brown for color. Occasional off colors will appear. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.00; 2 Pkts./$3.50 OG
Strubbes Orange: 97 days. A gorgeous shade of bright orange. When dealing with this color, please expect as a result of the genetics to have a few ears that are red and a few that are yellow as well as shades of orange. 2 oz. Pkt. 1 Pkt./$2.00; 4 Pkts./$6.00 OG
Strubbes Pink: 100 days. Beautiful, bright, carnation pink kernels on 8 inch ears on 7 foot stalks. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.00; 2 Pkts./$3.50 OG
Strubbes Purple: 107 days. Another of Mr. Strubbes creations, except the kernels are a nice shade of purple. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.00; 2 Pkts./$3.50; 4 Pkts./$6.00 OG
Tennessee Red Cob: 120 days. Plants averaging about 12 feet tall. Cobs are long, bright red in color with white kernels. 2 oz. Pkt. - (Sold Out for 2009)
Wallace's Mortgage Lifter: 125 days. A true Southern type corn with tight husks, long ears, broad kernels. (Unavailable for 2009)
Warners: 130 days. 10 foot stalks, huge stalks and the largest ears of any corn I've grown. Do not plant thickly. Grows slowly but is massive. Give it plenty of space. 2 oz. Pkt. - (Unavailable for 2009)
2009 Flint Corn
Flint corn notes: Used primarily for ornamental purposes, but can be ground into meal.
Alabama Coschatta: 120 days. 8 foot plants yield the most colorful and beautiful ornamental corn. Some are semi-dented on 8 to 12 inch ears. We are very excited about making this colorful corn available! 2 oz. Pkt. - (Unavailable for 2009)
Apache: 115 days. Deep red (almost blackish) kernels, 6 foot stalks. 2 oz. Pkt. - (Unavailable for 2009)
Garland: 101 days. 5 to 6 foot stalks, 8 rows of red or yellow kernels on 5 to 7 inch ears. Very pretty ornamental. (Unavailable for 2009)
Great Plains Rainbow: 88 days. 5 foot stalks, 8 to 12 rows of multi-colored (mainly yellow) kernels on 5 to 7 inch ears. An old Oscar Will variety. (Unavailable for 2009)
Improved King Philip: 105 days. 7 to 8 foot stalks, 8 to 9 inch ears of red-brown kernels. Developed by Oliver Kelly, the founder of the Grange. (Unavailable for 2009)
Indian Ornamental: 105 days. 8 foot stalks, 8 to 14 rows of multi-colored kernels on 9 to 10 inch ears. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.00 OG
Japanese Striped: A beautiful plant that has variegated leaves of pink, white, yellow, or purple shades. Best used as an ornamental border plant. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.50 OG
Kematener: 101 days. 5 foot stalks, 8 rows of white and yellow kernels on 7 inch ears. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.50 OG
Lenore: 100 days. I developed this variety back in the early 1980's as a part of my senior project in college. My goal then, and now, is to have 100% ears that have red ears with red-brown kernels. I could go into the long genetic reason for why you will get some ears that are not red with red-brown kernels, but simply expect 75%+ of the red/red-brown kernels. The remainder will be a colorful ornamental corn. Plants grow 6 to 7 feet tall. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.00; 4 Pkts./$5.00 OG
Longfellow: 117 days. 8 foot stalks, 8 rows of deep orange-yellow kernels on 11 to 12 inch ears. (Unavailable for 2009)
Mohawk Red: 110 days. Deep red kernels. (Unavailable for 2009)
Navajo Robins Egg: 110 days. 7 foot plants, colorful with mainly white and blue kernels, mostly 8 inch ears. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.50 OG
Osage Red: 118 days. 8 foot stalks with 7 to 9 inch ears of beautiful shades of pink and purple. I find this to be one of the most beautiful corns out of the 300 varieties in my collection. The colors are intense and ears appear shiny yet soft. 2 oz. Pkt. - (Sold Out for 2009)
Piamonte: 133 days. 7 foot stalks, 10 to 14 rows of deep orange kernels on 7 inch ears. Argentinean variety with tight husks for good ear worm tolerance. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.50 OG
Shawnee Fire: 100 days. 7 to 8 foot stalks, mostly red kernels, but other colors do show up. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$3.00 OG
Shawnee Pearl: 118 days. 6 foot stalks, 7 inch, shiny, multi-colored ears. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$3.00 OG
Smutnose: 8 foot stalks, long narrow ears that tend to extend beyond the husks. Orange-yellow kernels. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.50 OG
South Dakota Rainbow: 95 days. 6 to 7 foot stalks, mainly blue and white kernels. Good drought tolerance. Old Oscar Will variety. 2 oz. Pkt. - (Sold Out for 2009)
2009 Flour Corn
Flour corn uses: Use is for early season ornamental corn and can be ground into a very fine (almost wheat-like) flour.
Arikara White: 100 days. 6 foot stalks with 8 rowed cob, pure white kernels. 2 oz. Pkt. - (Sold Out for 2009)
Hootavilla Blue: 95 days. Blue and purple mix of flint/flour type. 2 oz. Pkt. - (Sold Out for 2009)
Hopi Purple: 105 days. Majority of deep purple kernels with other colors here and there. 2 oz. Pkt. - (Unavailable for 2009)
Jerry Petersen Blue: 100 days. Heirloom from South Dakota. Nice for a blue/grey flour. 2 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$3.00
Mandan Bride: 80 days. Colorful mix of kernels, 6 to 7 inch ears on 4 to 5 foot plants. 2 oz. Pkt. - (Unavailable for 2009)
Zulu Maize: 110 days. Large seeded, white flour corn. 2 oz. Pkt. - (Unavailable for 2009)
2009 Popcorn
Popcorn usage and notes: Ornamental as well as very tasty. The old fashioned types have better flavor, but pop up smaller than the modern hybrids. I, too, fell victim to the microwave popcorn generation, partly out of convenience. I took the time one day to read the label (even on the light versions) and realized, like most convenient foods, it is the coating - not the product - that had the flavor. (Modern broiler chickens are another example.) With over 30 open-pollinated varieties in my collection, I decided it was time to do a better job of promoting better quality food. Yes, most of the popcorns we carry are ones that pop up smaller, but they are tasty with no coating, not even salt. So, give the old-fashioned ones a try. What a nutritious diet food when air-popped with no added salt or butter! It is filling, tasty, low in calories and has 0 grams of fat.
Baby Golden: 100 days. Small, golden kernels, 5 to 6 foot stalks. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.50
Blue Pop: 100 days. I got this from Gurneys close to 30 years ago. It was never all blue like I thought, but is brightly colored blue, yellow and other colors mixed. Ears are nice sized, pearl type. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.50 OG
Chocolate: 120 days. 6 foot stalks, deep brown kernels. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.00 OG
Cochita Pueblo: 110 days. 6 to 7 foot stalks with 2 to 3 very attractive mini-sized, colored ears. Color range is all extremes. Pops up in a rainbow of kernel colors. It has a rich, nutty flavor. (Unavailable for 2009)
Cranston Hulless: 120 days. 6 foot plants with 3, 4 or sometimes 6 ears. Ears are 2 to 3 inches long, very tiny kernels. Suitable for miniature corn in Chinese dishes when picked young. (Unavailable for 2009)
Faribo White Hulless: 100 days. An old Farmer Seed & Nursery variety. Good yields of white kernels. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.50 (Sold Out for 2009)
Fireside: 108 days. 4 foot stalks, larger sized strawberry popcorn, mostly red with some yellow. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.00
Hulless Baby Rice: 108 days. 7 foot stalks, two 6 to 7 inch white kerneled ears. (Unavailable for 2009)
Indian: 108 days. 6 foot stalks, multi-colored, but mainly yellow and white. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.50 OG
Japanese White Hulless: 110 days. 6 foot stalks, good sized ears, white kernels. (Unavailable for 2009)
Jones Multicolored: 115 days. Small ears of colorful kernels. Plants get about 6 feet tall. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.00
Little Indian Pickling: 100 days. Tiny ornamental ears, multi-colored kernels. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.00
Pennsylvania Butter Flavor: 115 days. Ivory white kernels, high quality. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.00
Pink Beauty: 100 days. 5 foot plants produce 3 to 4 inch ears of bright shades of pink. Pops up a gorgeous white with a good flavor. 1 oz. Pkt. - (Unavailable for 2009)
Popwhite: 105 days. 7 foot stalks, two 6 inch white kerneled ears. (Unavailable for 2009)
Red Beauty: 126 days. 6 foot tall plants with red kernels. Pops up a cream color with the red hulls showing - thus giving it a very unique look. 1 oz. Pkt. - (Sold Out for 2009)
Redbird: 109 days. 5 foot stalks, 4 inch ears with dark red kernels. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.50
Rhodes Red: 105 days. Red, pearl type, 6 to 7 foot stalks, large red ears. <(Unavailable for 2009)>
Rhodes Yellow: 120 days. Pearl type, 7 foot stalks, big yellow ears. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.50 OG
Thanksgiving Bouquet: 110 days. An ornamental popcorn of my own selection which also has very good flavor too. I've always been fascinated by the genetics of brown kernel color in corn and how many ways the brown gene can express itself. This was named because I think of browns and related shades at Thanksgiving time. To get the full complement of brown shades, not all ears will turn out brown. The remainder will be very colorful nonetheless. Plants are 7 feet tall, 2 ears per stalk, and the ears are 6 to 7 inches long. 1oz. Pkt. - (Sold Out for 2009)
2009 Sweet Corn
Sweet corn culture and notes: Old fashioned non-hybrid sweet corns do not have the high sugar content of the modern super sweets, but they do have a true corn flavor and are nice and sweet when eaten soon after picking. They do not have the sugar enhancer gene or other genes that allow them to get sweeter the longer they are stored. They should only be tried on a limited basis if you are not familiar with the old fashioned flavor. Ear length is measured with husk removed.
Anasazi: 85 days. A very diverse strain that has 5 to 7 foot stalks, with 8 to 12+ rows of multi-colored kernels. 1 oz. Pkt. - (Unavailable for 2009)
Black Aztec: 80 days. 6 foot stalks, 7 inch ears of white turning black kernels. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.50 OG
Black Mexican: 82 days. 6 foot stalks, with 8 to 10 rows per 7 to 8 inch ear. Starts out pure snow white and turns to purple then black. Eat as a sweet corn when white. Dates to 1863. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.50; 4 Pkts./$5.00 OG
Buhl: 81 days. 7 foot plants that yield up to 2 ears of nice tender sweet golden kernels. This is the best for flavor and vigor of any we offer. The plants are uniform enough to be confused for a hybrid. Consistently voted the favorite by rats, skunks, opossums, raccoons, field mice and most people. We have to fight for every seed. 1 oz. Pkt. - (Unavailable for 2009) Sorry!
Clem Bennett: 75 days. 6 to 7 foot stalks, 12 to 14 rows of yellow kernels on 9" ears. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$2.00 (Sold Out for 2009)
Country Gentleman: 77 days. Introduced in 1890, unique in that it has no rows, the kernels are everywhere on the cob. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.00; 2 Pkts./$1.75; 8 Pkts./$5.00
Golden Bantam: 80 days. Traditional 8 row type. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.50 OG
Golden Bantam Improved: 75 days. 6 foot stalks with 7 inch ears each having 12 to 14 rows per cob. This did very well in a rather harsh isolation garden during a very dry time. 1 oz. Pkt - 1 Pkt./$1.50
Helwig Sweet: 65 days. 3 foot stalks, short plants with tiny, yellow kerneled ears. (Unavailable for 2009)
Luther Hill: 70 days. 4 foot plants, do best in cooler growing seasons. White seeded, 4 to 6 inch ears. 1 oz. Pkt. - (Sold Out for 2009)
Midnight Snack: 77 days. 5 to 6 foot stalks, 12 to 14 rows of yellow turning black kernels on 7 inch ears. <(Unavailable for 2009)>
Nuetta: 57 days. 5 foot stalk with 8 rows of not overly sweet bronze orange kernels on 8 inch ears. Does well in primitive conditions. The corn has a long history in the upper Midwest. (Unavailable for 2009)
Orchard Baby: 60 days. 3 foot plants, very sweet, 3 to 4 inch ears. Old Oscar Will variety. 1 oz. Pkt. - (Sold Out for 2009)
Pease Crosby: 67 days. 5 to 6 foot stalks, averaging 1 ear with 12 to 14 rows of white kernels on 6 inch ears. Introduced in 1860. 1 oz. Pkt. - (Unavailable for 2009)
Rainbow Inca: 82 days. 6 to 7 foot stalks, 8 to 14 rows of multi-colored kernels on 7 to 8 inch ears. 1 oz. Pkt. - (Unavailable for 2009)
Robinson: 80 days. 7 foot stalks, large ears of yellow kernels. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.50
Stowells Evergreen: 84 days. 8 foot tall stalks producing 2 nice 8 to 10 inch ears with white kernels. Dates to an introduction of 1848. 1 oz. Pkt. - 1 Pkt./$1.00; 2 Pkts./$1.75
Texas Honey June: 93 days. 8 to 9 foot plants that produce 2 to 3 ears of about 5 inch length. They appear much longer because they have very long, tight husks that make them almost totally ear worm resistant. 1 oz. Pkt. - (Sold Out for 2009)
Whipples White: 80 days. 6 foot tall plants, 14 rows of white kernels on fat 7 to 9 inch ears. Dates to 1919. (Unavailable for 2009)
Whipples Yellow: 80 days. 6 foot tall plants, 14 to 16 rows of deep grained yellow kernels on fat 7 to 9 inch ears. Very impressive yields and fat ear size. Dates to 1921. 1 oz. Pkt. - (Sold Out for 2009)
Yukon Supreme: 53 days. Early and productive, but we lost the majority of the seed crop to field mice. In 2002 the crop was planted June 17 and was ready to eat on August 1 (45 days). I would have never believed it had I not written it down! 1 oz. Pkt. - (Unavailable for 2009)