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Other - Home & Garden. My Brother In New Hampshire Wants To Grow Corn For An Old Time Husking Part. He Is Eighty Years Old And Is Trying To Determine
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My brother in New Hampshire wants to grow corn for an old time husking part. He is eighty years old and is trying to determine what variety of corn he should grown. He remembers all red ears and all yellow ears. ~~~ nquilt2000 ~~~
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I see there is a 'young-ling' that doesn't understand the husking party! They were a chance for friends and neighbors to get together and talk, listen to good music, and if lucky get their corn shucked in the process! (all this was before Nintendo) and yes there was life on this planet before video games. This was way back in the BC years. (before computers) As for the variety of corn, at home it was always just plain old "Field Corn". I don't think the variety would matter very much though, the 'shucking party' was the important part to us teenagers! (back in BC)
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Answer 1corn husking party!?!?!?! LMAO.. w t F is that?!
Answer 2I see there is a 'young-ling' that doesn't understand the husking party! They were a chance for friends and neighbors to get together and talk, listen to good music, and if lucky get their corn shucked in the process! (all this was before Nintendo) and yes there was life on this planet before video games. This was way back in the BC years. (before computers) As for the variety of corn, at home it was always just plain old "Field Corn". I don't think the variety would matter very much though, the 'shucking party' was the important part to us teenagers! (back in BC)
Answer 3Corn comes in several types, dent corn is what most of us know as field corn and is white to yellow in color. Flint corn is commonly called Indian corn and is white to red in color. Sweet corn is common table corn, again white to yellow. Popcorn is for popping and comes in a variety of colors. Corn huskings were a social event, but also a time of celebrating harvest and sharing the work. Field corn needs to be husked before being stored for winter. So variety of the corn is not real important, but you want a dent or flint corn for a corn husking party. ask at an old time feed or seed store. Department stores and home centers will only have sweet or pop corn.
Answer 4If you aren't going to eat the corn, anything that grows well in your region will do. The best eating corn has a medium to high sugar content. Peaches Cream is a top favorite. You can also grow corn for popping, but it will need to be dried. Google "seed catalogs" for your area. You don't need to buy from them but you can find out how long your growing season is which varieties will grow best. My neighbour is a retired corn farmer. He grows both eating corn popcorn. If you grow more than one variety, keep in mind you need to keep them well separated. Have fun.
Answer 5He is right, remembering the red and yellow corn. It was field corn, husked to feed the pigs in the winter and to grind corn meal. There was not as much red as yellow corn, and the tradition was, if you got a red ear, it was worth a kiss! He needs to get some red Indian corn to grow with the field corn, the seed of which is available at any farm store in the spring. The Indian corn should be available at a garden center seed rack.
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