Corn (Maize) Botany and Origins [learn curious facts about foods you eat].

We love plants here ‪@AuthenticGardening‬ and corn or maize is one of those plants we are eager to learn more about. What is corn and where did it come from? How and when did it become such a faithful companion to the human kind? Watch the video to find out the answers to these questions.
01:37 - the botany of corn;
04:05 - the origins of the corn plant;
04:45 - how corn got to travel all over the world

[@donnalandazuri4415]

I love your videos! This one was full of information that was new to me. If I ever get the chance again, I will excitedly give a cornstalk a gentle shake if I realize the timing is right to help get the pollen to fall toward the silks. Thank you!

[@SushyDraws]

corn has a big history! I love those different colored kernels! I would love to grow corn, but I don't have much space ^^;

[@AuthenticGardening]

right, corn takes a lot of space... and it needs a warmer climate than yours, I think

[@barneybearandlove6665]

surely you nix...the corn? i find it so easy to digest this way. thank you for your research !

[@AuthenticGardening]

Actually, I did not know about the nixtamalization process till I started to do this research. I was told to heat dry kernels in a pan, then grind them into flour and cook like a porrige. Which I did, and enjoyed this simple but satisfying dish, with some cocnut oil, salt and a bit of honey. Now I'm going to try cooking it with ashes first. I will cover corn varieties and nutrition in the next video that I'm working on now.

[@barneybearandlove6665]

@@AuthenticGardening you sure should try it. you can roast the corn after. oh look it up on u tube for how. that is how i found out and did it and never before had i eaten corn this way so easy to assimilate! of course it is organic as well. thank you!

[@barneybearandlove6665]

@@AuthenticGardening super! i used garden lime...same product sold in the mexican stores for this process. they need a wet grinder after this unless you dry them first after nix-ing. it is fun really