Guide to Saving Seed from Heirloom Corn for your BEST Harvest!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Genesis 1:11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. Watch more videos here ⬇️ Live off the Land kzbin.info/aero/PLnKpaj6ZJDIqhPN-mScGio72rjgs8xJfs If you are near Danbury, NC come by and see us on October 7, 2023 at the 4th annual Foothills Farm Festival! ⬇️ facebook.com/FoothillsFarmFestival?mibextid=LQQJ4d Find True Grit merch here ⬇️ www.thelawsonfarm.com/youtube.html#/ Join our Facebook group and share your gardens!: facebook.com/groups/639624823908914 Instagram: instagram.com/tg_southerncookingandcanning/ TikTok @tg_appalachianways Contact us: [e-mail] Write us: P.O. Box 138 Lawsonville, NC 27022

[@vickisavage8929]

The ancient mantra for breeding is to breed the best to the best and hope for the best. Perseverance pays.

[@giddelgonzalez8744]

Just wanted to thank y’all for another great video and very informative, Y’all taught a 51 year old who knows a little about farm life something new, god bless y’all

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you so much for your kind words!

[@rhondaburnaman1019]

So proud that you all have done so well with your harvest this year!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you!!

[@badatti2d]

I followed this link from your latest upload, just mainly to see what you referred to about the seed corn processes. I appreciate the fact that you took time out from a tedious and tiring step in your processes to show and educate about what is involved. Very entertaining, and a bit relaxing (considering you guys are doing all the work LoL). It still encourages me about the future of our country to see your children so actively involved in all the work, and learning what they will need to know in the future to help sustain all of you and the rest of us. I am 70 years old, and recognize that I may not have that much longer to need 'sustaining', but as long as there are some, like your family, who continue educating and providing for our future, we can be assured that there is some hope. Thank you for that.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

thank you so much!

[@davechristensen8299]

That was fun! I'm glad to see people putting effort into selection of plants, not just cobs! Few realize the wisdom in that. It's good to cross and get some new genetics in the population. It looks like both lines are adapted to your region. I developed Painted Mtn Corn in an opposite climate. We have a very short season and constant drought. I get some 12" ears off of 5' tall plants. I have worked hard to develop perfect 8-rows because they dry faster. I don't want fat cobs. My favorites were your: 10-row long ear. The lighter orange-red. The one with lots of purple kernels. If you plant the lone purple kernels off of cobs, you will get a lot more purple children in time. I recommend planting from 200-1000 cobs to keep a lot of genetic variety. Plant more kernels from the best.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

awesome, thank you for the advice!

[@criptard]

Grew up in Vegas. Family moved to Knoxville TN. Best thing I ever did. Anyhow just want to thank y'all. Be well 🙏

[@TheRoadfarmer]

All corn will grow two ears, most plants just push everything into one ear. Spacing your seeds at planting a little further apart will reduce competition and increase the possibility of two grown ears. All of this also depends on water and nutrient availability. The best pollinated and largest ears will come from plants that all emerge in the same 24hr period. Plants that emerge 2-3-4-5+ days later will always be behind in plant development and growth

[@TheRoadfarmer]

Really corn can grow more than two ears, it just has to have almost zero competition. Plants on the outside will usually grow more ears with more sunlight and less competition

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

oh yea we've had three full ears before, some of our popcorn had four full ears, our spacing on our field corn is around 12 inches

[@donnasaylor2778]

Corn will dig for 💧 Horses most pull roots grass they are not hood for pasture but got to eat lol 😂 I was in produce never saved a seed sold give to needy but now we do not sow acres 55 years was long enough we love you 🥰

[@lorrismith7366]

Great video. Ive learned alot from you both! Have a blessed day!!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you! You too!

[@gardengrammie3]

Loved this video!! Very informative. This is the first year Ive planted old heirloom seed corn for flour, grits and cornmeal (hopefully) it will all turn out ok. The ears are on the stalks now and just need the drying time. I planted Danny corn, bloody butcher, jerry blue and another variety that only a few stalks came up. Just love folks like you sharing this information.

[@rhondahuber6412]

My goodness those red ears are pretty!! ❤️

[@crookedpeach]

We always learn from you guys! Thank you for being so in depth!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you!!

[@MNTNSTARZ80.]

Great video. You guys just put in a video what I've been telling people for years about what GMO is, which is actually a good thing. It's raising plants and trying to cross pollinate or splice (in trees especially) plants that have traits that are desired so that you end up with an end product that is hardy, disease/bug resistant and has a high yield. So many people seem to think GMO is all about introducing chemicals into plants, seeds etc, it's not it's just growing plants that have higher yield, pest resistant and possibly better nutrition

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

technically this is a hybrid, which can naturally occur in nature, a GMO is created in a lab where they add dna into a seed from another plant or possibly something not even related to the plant. making hybrids has been done for years and years and years however GMO has just started in modern agriculture, weather its good or bad i dont know.

[@fununderthesun389]

Ya, GMO and criss pollination is absolutely not the same thing! Fish genes have no business being added to tomatoes.. although planting a fish under your tomatoes does wonders for the plant! Haha

[@robbiekinlaw319]

I wish i was closer, would love to go to Danbury. At one time in the past i was living close while working at a power plant.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

did you work at the power plant at blews lake?

[@robbiekinlaw319]

@@TrueGritAppalachianWays yes with Fluor in the early 2000s

[@donaldwells2102]

The corn is not just pretty, its beautiful for fall decorations 😊. Wish we didn't live so far apart, would love to attend the Farm Show and meet you folks 😊.

[@cameroncapps3302]

You learn something new everyday

[@k.p.1139]

😆 two of your videos showed up in my feed, today. I watched the first, commented about the drop gene, then popped over to this one, and you are talking about the dropped ears. Yes, it is to keep the moisture out, but it also is a more pure form of that corn. So, consider keeping those, in the freezer, because you never know!

[@sheilamclaughlin963]

Cross pollination is the odd kernels, the has a lot to do with ear size, moisture ect

[@buzzybeeT]

Great ya'll. You get better knowledge from those who actually work the land.

[@stevewoods293]

I wish i was closer cause myself and my dog pearl would be honored to meet you &Andy & the kids but i live up in the mts.of oregon but would be nice to gab in person with yull Steve

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

I think those red ears with the dark red kernels mixed in are really pretty. I've never seen an ear of corn as long as that one ear Andy measured by his arm.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

yep that was one of the biggest we've had

[@duncand5148]

Hey Lawson Family. Love ya❤

[@LisaDeFrates-zf3rn]

New subscriber, I just wanted to tell you that I've been loving your videos!! ❤

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

thank you!

[@lonnieclifton3883]

Good luck on the seed saving Yall.

[@brendaschenck859]

I admire what y’all are doing ❤

[@loveishope4406]

Excellent video:)

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you very much!

[@sandramcleod9619]

Love your content! I always learn something new

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you!

[@nellmanning8547]

Your crops look great this year, love your videos and your info on when and how to do things......keep it all coming , Blessings !

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thanks so much!

[@brendawoods554]

Y'all got some beautiful corn, enjoyed the video.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

thank you

[@horseblinderson4747]

I wouldn't want to do so, not on a field this large but cutting tasles is very effective. You essentially just castrate one variety but then you'd probably need to feather dust with a tassel off of the other. Or next year coming up you could do two plots of your best, you already have that with big double ears, but you'd cut one variety in one patch and the opposite in the other feather dust. Then you'd have two small fields one x on y the other y on x . Then you could either reverse the process your second year putting y on xy to make an F1 as well a yx on y to also make an F1. Or you could just jumble them all together in your second year.

[@giddelgonzalez8744]

Hey y’all good stuff, congrats on your huge yields, I am interested in purchasing a little bit of every seed y’all sell, thank you

[@cordyg4306]

Good morning from Kentucky ☕️ 🍩

[@terrykeith1475]

I would like to buy some. Jimmy red seed from yall if possible

[@lucindasutt7365]

Very interesting seeing all those ears and the differences.

[@teresawebster3498]

I hope your making notes on what you are getting to replant from year to year.

[@paccur1252]

G'day beautiful family.. I have never seen these red ones or these heirloom ones in Australia... they look fantastic.. would love to get some to try here. God bless you all

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

we could ship you some seeds, we've shipped seeds out of the US a few times before

[@paccur1252]

@@TrueGritAppalachianWays yes please..would love to purchase some..thank you

[@fredatucker8150]

Would love to have some of both kind of corn. Love your channel

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

thank you

[@pepperpeterpiperpickled9805]

quality stuff.

[@ljgerken]

Have you considered doing some hand pollenating between the two types?

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

we haven't we've just been letting nature do its thing

[@dr.kandierotich1737]

Thank you. i need this information

[@rayclay2]

🌽🌽🌽 awesome HeirLoom~!! great looking ears~! you guys are amazing~! true grit type A1~!! Good luck and have a great time at the FAIR fam.~!!

[@fredfeldt5329]

Genetically selected organisms are much better that genetically modified organisms ❤ I wish the stores would label GSO on organic food !

[@PoorMansHomesteadCanadaBC1961]

It's just like when you plant guard like you always keep the biggest clothes to plant because you plant big cloves of garlic you get big clothes of garlic plant small ones you get small ones basically the same idea plant the best to get the best we're close to it

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

yep!

[@PoorMansHomesteadCanadaBC1961]

😁😁😁@@TrueGritAppalachianWays

[@uncledanny7]

That purple and white corn looks like the Cherokee white eagle bred of corn

[@stevewoods293]

Hey nice 2 see yu ll hey have you made a video on pickel eggs??? This is steve from Oregon

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

theres one coming up soon, however i do believe theres a old video on it floating around

[@donnasaylor2778]

I love you all breeze through it 2 ears nub is all a stalk has !!! U got to come to gray in august what a great time at fair got big barns cattle it all over here oh I hope I even send u money to get over mountain 😢 We join North Carolina 😂 rest relaxatio we not that far a part Doozie and never close Mountain those. Kids love it it’s nice people are precious I get all the needed treated with love. Grace and love ❤️ rain it won’t bother us entertaining is great thousands 30,00 or more every nite food no cooking you live it I get out G. P. S I know the miles love you all those farmers in cattle barnes they live you we are not strangers ❤

[@hazel555]

I'm new to growing heritage corn 2024; do you physically turn the cobs down yourself or do they turn down on their own? How long do you keep corn on stalk? Any special storage instructions?

[@paccur1252]

Would like to get to your market.. But l may have to save money and fly over to America next year.. it sounds amazing..we are struggling in Australia to find anything like a good farmers market..governments are causing problems everywhere for heirloom, real organic and pure pastoral farming

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

thats a shame, America doesnt promote it either, but good quality food is still here though just have to know the small farmers

[@deltorres2100]

I wish I was nearby. I would love to meet you and go to these festivals. Let me ask what do you do with that type of corn is that a grinding corn like to make corn flour?

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

yes we grind it, and also feed the animals with it

[@Prepping_mimi]

What would you recommend for first time corn growers? Would love to get the grandkids involved this spring a bit more. 7,6 and 4 years old. They did good with growing their sunflowers and watermelon. Would like something edible and that don’t care to have some clay soil 😂

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Heirloom varieties are much easier to grow, however I wouldn't recommend eating it like ya do sweet corn even though some people do I dont think its good. this type of corn we use to grind into corn meal and grits, and also to feed our animals

[@creative1877]

Were y'all saying land race or land raise? It sounded like land race, but either way could you explain what it means? Thank you for another great video. Be blessed

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Yes Land race... its what you call it when two or more varieties cross pollinate and create a hybrid. there a whole book on it called land race gardening. its very interesting thats where i started learning about crossing varieties.

[@westtexashomesteading4624]

What do yall use to keep ear worms from y’all’s corn?

[@paccur1252]

Question... if you corn has spouted like that red one... if the season/weather was good for planting corn, could you plant them? If so, could you send them to someone who has a good growing season coming up to plant, .. like in another region with is warmer?? And how quickly would you have to send them if you could?

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

my guess is it wouldn't work un less ya had a way to keep them from drying out. I really dont know though

[@paccur1252]

@@TrueGritAppalachianWays maybe in wet cotton wool and wrap it up maybe it would last a few days for shipping

[@Fb0496]

Could you guys help me, What would be a good heirloom strain of corn prone to produce a bigger quantity of Corn Smut? PS A lot of people avoid corn smut, but it is actually a delicacy; corn truffles.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

I just about all heirloom varieties are susceptible to smut. it really depends on the weather more than anything

[@Fb0496]

@@TrueGritAppalachianWays Thank you! I'm trying to figure out and breed something new. So far I have a hybrid between Silver Queen and Blanco from central Mexico. It works great, but I feel there has to be a missing link (or several) out there. Thanks guys!

[@fredfeldt5329]

I don’t think I’ve tried jimmy red corn. What is good about it? I want to try it now.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

it seems to make some of the best grits, the flavor is just great

[@fredfeldt5329]

@@TrueGritAppalachianWays I’ll have to look for it. Never heard of it.

[@sheilamclaughlin963]

Indian corn, Ohio blue will give u more color,

[@wiwingmargahayu6831]

wow its rare corn series

[@cesaralvarado775]

It looks like you folks are selecting individual ears on the same mother plant (15:15). But all her good ears and bad ears have the same genetics as her. You want to look at the average appearance of all her ears. The father's genetics are a mystery because each kernel had to be individually pollinated. One cob could have 50 different fathers. If you have lots of spare time and are OCD, you might select for individual kernels, because its color and size tell you a little about his genetics. But I'd focus on the mother plant as a whole, not cobs in isolation.

[@mg5111]

Obviously you guys did not have the extreme early frost that the flowering plant forecasted weeks ago. Since you can still have a good corn harvest, wich you where scared for I thought. I'm really happy for you! But somewhere also a little bit disappointed that that old fatmer wisedom didn come true.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

No we didn't get it, but we do have some very interesting info to share on that, we're just waiting till we get our first frost

[@mg5111]

I'll keep watching!@@TrueGritAppalachianWays

[@sheilamclaughlin963]

That off ear looks like bug problems, u need to rotate your garden to help with pests,

[@KathyRusho]

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