Thursday, September 29, 2016

Glass Gem Corn...

A man on Facebook sent me 5 Glass Gem Corn seeds last winter.  In May I planted them in a circle in the garden.   Since there were so few seeds, sometimes if you plant them that way, you still get decent pollination.  It worked!  I picked 13 ears of corn this afternoon.  This is a kind of popcorn, and can be ground for cornmeal as well.  I am going to hang it up and let it dry thoroughly before I try to pop or grind it.  It's so pretty!  I've looked at other pictures of the Glass Gem Corn online and they are even prettier!  By the way, there really was no insect damage to these, whereas my sweet corn had many corn ear worms this year.  The plants are very tall, and since I only had 5 seeds and got 13 ears, obviously they are quite prolific. It is an open-pollinated variety.  Here is a picture of my little harvest:


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12 comments:

  1. AngelaSeptember 29, 2016 at 5:11 PM

    That is is so pretty!Hard to believe that came from just 5 seeds!

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  2. Melynda@Scratch Made Food!September 29, 2016 at 7:15 PM

    That is wonderful, I will try some, I think it would make great cornmeal.

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  3. AthanasiaSeptember 30, 2016 at 2:28 PM

    Oh, that is pretty! Will you save seeds and plant a bigger patch next year?

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  4. melySeptember 30, 2016 at 6:52 PM

    Beautiful color. Did you even have some corn with fungus. The corn fungus (huitlacoche) is considered the gastronomic gem something like truffles in Europe. I had been trying to find fresh here in the area with not luck.

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    1. loves2spinSeptember 30, 2016 at 7:19 PM

      We call the corn fungus, "smut", and no, I've never had that. If I ever do, I might be brave enough to try eating it!

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    2. melyOctober 5, 2016 at 6:35 PM

      It's delicious. It's considered a delicacy, it has a velvety texture and a very mild taste.

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    3. loves2spinOctober 6, 2016 at 5:00 PM

      I will have to do a little research on that! I remember seeing it for the first time when I was about 6 years old. It terrified me! lol

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  5. Tiny Toadstool CottageOctober 6, 2016 at 1:27 AM

    I cannot get Glass Gem in Australia so I have Painted Mountain to plant this year. My first time with coloured corn - can't wait!

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  6. debbieoOctober 15, 2016 at 10:23 AM

    That is so neat. A perfect lesson in what one seed can do.

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