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Related: About this forumAmazing there are billions of tomato and strawberry seeds that slip through people's hands
all winter, and in May and June they will pay $5 for one tomato or strawberry plant!
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Amazing there are billions of tomato and strawberry seeds that slip through people's hands (Original Post)
bucolic_frolic
Jun 2022
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Emile
(29,837 posts)1. Sweet corn seed is very expensive too. Save a few ears this summer and allow
them to dry out. Shuck the dried up sweet corn, store in a glass jar and plant next year.
TygrBright
(20,987 posts)2. A lot of those seeds are sterile if they are from hybrid varieties. n/t
Emile
(29,837 posts)3. Ambrosia sweet corn is a hybrid. I saved a few ears
and dried them out in front of my dehumidifier last summer and stored the seed in a glass jar. Because it was a hybrid I wasn't for sure if it would come up or not when I planted it, but to my surprise it's looking great. It is the sweetest sweet corn I ever ate. Looking forward to eating this years crop.
SharonClark
(10,323 posts)4. I'm not a fan of high-sugar corn.
I like corn to taste corny and have a little toothiness.
Emile
(29,837 posts)5. Then you would love field corn.
Catch field corn at the right time before it gets to hard and it's just like sweet corn without the sweetness.