What We Learned Growing And Drying A Years Worth Of Popcorn

[@stephanienuce7711]

I love how extremely thoughtful, thorough and organized you are! Your channel is one of my very favorites!!! Have a blessed day!

[@LifeinFarmland]

:) thanks for the kind words and watching. :)

[@Guildbrookfarm]

Excellent documentation and experimentation! Loved this video. I will be curious to see how your natural drying goes and how those rank

[@cliff7736]

Shhh!! I plant Orvilles from the store every year. Let it dry on the stock! Cause we usually have Hot weather in the Fall. Put in plastic bins for a couple weeks and my experience it pops perfect!! Just like Orvilles!

[@Zeldabug24]

cliff davenport hmmmmmmm!!

[@lorisiccia5914]

How do you know when its ready?

[@jerryhoops4043]

Science is the art of observation. Thank you so much for sharing your life with us. Your Light does shine in your actions and deeds. Thanks again!

[@LifeinFarmland]

:) Thanks for watching!

[@julieho]

Thanks for running this experiment, recording it, and sharing what you've learned! :)

[@Larrabjl]

Thanks for the info. One thing I learned when I make popcorn is that a wok works really well because all of the kernels pop and fall back into the center giving me a high pop rate.

[@lorisiccia5914]

I just made some in my wok 🍿yes works great. Now to see if i can plant and grow some.

[@PrattFamilyHomestead]

Great stuff Eric! Your soil is looking great and you have this corn thing down good I think :) We also love popcorn and need to start growing more!

[@bulljordan628]

@ 3:28 not sure if you even respond to this channel anymore but I have a question, noticed you had jalepenos and peppers drying in the back ground. why and what do you do with them?

[@CogHillFarm]

I tried this one year & it was an absolute failure, & I have never tried it again.....but this has certainly got my wheels churning now! I def know that I did not let it dry out enough now. What is the type of corn you used??? Thanks!!!-Jason

[@markjoseph9025]

Awesome diary of how to make the best popcorn! Thanks for eliminating the learning curve for me!

[@mandbhomestead]

Thanks for the tips on popcorn. I love popcorn. Hoping that next year we get some, this year was dismal for the garden. We are tending to the soil needs now and hopefully next year it is better. Like the Mr Bean at the end. Thanks and see ya on the next video.

[@StIsidoresFarm]

"Don't ask me how I know." :-) Another great video.

[@atomicow69]

Thank you for sharing your video. I had a interest in growing my own popcorn, since popcorn is my favorite snack all time. Learned a lot. Thank you again.

[@LifeinFarmland]

You must have good taste! Popcorn is the best. 😀👍 Thanks for taking the time to watch!

[@HillbillyHoosier]

Man ! Where do you guys find the time to take on these new homesteading interests? My family and I have recently moved from our city home to our rural property (after four years of planning). Seems every day is consumed with my wife and son homeschooling, my day job and just maintaining. You and your family are certainly an inspiration. We hope to start s KZbin channel documenting our process.. but finding the time to even get started is difficult (to say the least). Thanks for the videos and the inspiration.

[@plantingseedsforlife2138]

That was a lot of work. Thank you for sharing the results. Wonderful video as always.

[@mikelcampbell6072]

Off the cob over night should be #1 since you dont have to monitor them or waste electricity with the oven on

[@deirdrecollins3987]

Thank you. I’m growing it here in Ireland for the first time. Fingers crossed!!

[@clayhardy8485]

GREAT video. Thanks for showing this content. Very informative.

[@wvhaugen]

Good scientific method. My experience is with landrace popcorn that I originally got from multiple sources. (I have developed lots of landrace varieties in various crops.) Some multi-colored commercial seed, some multi-colored from local growers, and some from store-bought yellow corn. I live in France so I doubt the commercial corn was hybrid. Three years into my experiments. I solved the lodging problem by double planting with my Earthway seeder. Still had two ears per plant. The other problem commercial growers have is that yellow popcorn dominates the market because of kernel size for movie theaters, even though white corn tastes better. I solved this by crossing mult-colored with the yellow corn. I got some yellow ears with good size, but most are a mix of kernel colors with medium size. I even got some transposon corn. (You can tell this by the stripes on the kernels - usually red.) This year I will do multiple plantings and am especially interested to see how the transposon corn does. I leave my corn in boxes in the living room where we have a wood stove so it is dry heat. When it shucks easy, it is ready. Two months maximum. Good luck in your further experiments!

[@fiveacrehaven]

That is a ton of popcorn! Great information and tips. I can only imagine the information and notes that are in that notebook! Now that is a great way to relax! And was that Mr.Bean?? Love it!

[@shawnhyde1280]

Great job on this. I've been wanting to do this with the kids for a while now. Thanks for the video on your trial and errors.

[@sweetheartsmom]

What a wonderful high quality video

[@egggnome6266]

Great information, thanks for taking the hit on figuring that out for us. Looking forward to seeing how the low energy drying route turns out too.

[@scoopyall2996]

Grandad use to hang the corn upside down from the rafters to dry, all winter

[@Emeraldwitch30]

Yup mine too and we would start testing the week before thanksgiving(usa so nov.) usually right around Thanksgiving the popcorn starts popping good. Also older popcorn that isn't popping well can be brought back by putting a few cups in mason jar with one to two teaspoons of water and put it in the fridge and shake the jar every day for a week. The dried corn sucks in the moisture usually pops again nicely.

[@gtgl2x]

Thanks! Now I know how to test my future popcorn.

[@adamholbrook2281]

Looked like a fun project, thanks for the videos.

[@purplethumb7887]

Cool and interesting experiment! Love it.

[@kathleenzimmerman8227]

Hi Eric :-D Popcorn is my all time favorite snack! I love your determination to figure out how to do it "just right". You've saved us all a lot of time & trouble. I only planted a dozen this year, but, between the squirrels and the groundhog, they decimated it. How do you keep the animals away? LOVED Mr. Bean at the end! hahaha! Prayers

[@ricardogomesdequeiroz4599]

Legend! This is a PhD research haha. You r now the ultimate popcorn specialist! Thanks for doing that

[@DebraStoute-y7n]

I had to have all my teeth pulled, but you better believe I still eat it. Good choice for weight loss or maintenance. Try sprinkling taco seadoning over it, yummy ❤ Last but not least, try different oils. Avocado is very interesting. Walnut oil is very light so more of the corn flavor comes through bless all you popcorn people 😊

[@FatherAndSonFun]

Awesome video! Very interesting! 👍👍👍

[@melodycapehartmedina2264]

I too just love popcorn! It is not quite breakfast time yet and I'm craving popcorn, I wonder why??!! LOL Just love watching the processes you go through to figure out what is best for you in all you do. You might like trying the Walbash Valley Farm hand crank popcorn maker. I've had mine for over 30 years and it's still going strong. Being able to stir those kernels means less unpopped ones and a much faster pop. Thanks for sharing, always fun to watch you!

[@talkandeattv]

Very valuable information

[@Dollapfin]

Although your kernels were getting most of the heat, they couldn't retain it. When using a microwave you need mass.

[@theForrestGalantey]

Orville is the best, smashed two bags while watching.

[@LifeinFarmland]

Lol

[@forerunnerfarms3648]

Very helpful video, thanks!

[@kaisenji]

I like to make it unhealthy w butter & sea salt. Mmmmm good stuff there. Good video too. Corn is at the top for us to grow.

[@elizabethellis421]

Did you see those beautiful pigs? I love, love, love pigs! I know the video is about popcorn growing but I saw the pigs first. My popcorn ears are not doing well. I have had very hot weather and then deluges of rain! My regular corn hasn't well this year but my field corn is growing well. My pigs will enjoy the corn.

[@stevedgrossman]

Support small farmers!!!!!

[@redroofretriever]

Great video. Very good information. Thanks for posting.

[@aishaexo-l611]

I just find this channel, and I subscribed.

[@oscarlabala721]

Thank you. I'm growing popcorn in Liberia for a first time, I ready wanted to know how to dry it for popping.

[@sacredwondersmaine3310]

Awesome job, we love our popcorn with a sprinkle of butter, Nutritional Yeast, salt and dill weed.... it may sound odd, but it is really good, (and try a crank handle popper for xmas). THANK-YOU so much! Blessings

[@LifeinFarmland]

That sounds amazing!

[@Alpha8713]

Your pigs are so cute!

[@cindythomas681]

Loved this video. Great info.

[@ChezGra]

Great video and content! Enjoy your home grown popcorn! We love Mr Bean here, too

[@oddopops1327]

Excellent Video! 👋😊 I'm subbed!

[@greeneking77]

What popcorn variety is that, the plant looked tall? I am going to try japanese hull less or dynamite south american as they say are only 5 feet max. So what was the plant spacing you used?

[@trailshark2]

Very informative video, but I'm wondering, did you try any " off the cob" in the dehydrator? Seems that if the results between oven and dehydrator were that drastically different from on the cob, then off the cob should be some difference also. Plus the dehydrator should pull less energy overnight than an oven. Not to mention, many newer ovens will not work if the door is even slightly ajar.

[@LifeinFarmland]

brad I did not last year but now you mentioned it I will try it out this year. Thanks!

[@barneywilcher9647]

I dry mine in a pillow case next to the stove rotate regularly

[@jonprou8302]

I'm 1:04 in and I already love it....thanks

[@htcm8226]

Paper bag size will not noticeably affect micro wave efficacy, their density may, from a electro..ish...physics perspective

[@htcm8226]

Also, easy way to get dried corn off a cob, rub it like you're trying to create an "Indian Rugburn" on someon's arm (probably culturally inappropriate to call these days but idk what the real name is lol, no disrespect meant by it), saw this tip on the last video I watched on saving corn seeds

[@garybrownfie]

I never pop in oil. Buy a microwave popper on Amazon. Apply the no/low fat margarine and brewers yeast after popping. Brewers yeast is ideal for those with sodium intake problems.

[@GideonHezekiel-o6n]

Nice information, I want to grow popcorn , where I can get a good seeds

[@lindsayschultz8303]

How do you know when to pull them off the plant?

[@50shadesofgreen]

beautiful guys !! awesome video today !!

[@daisiesandroses5107]

What temperature did you cook them at for 6 hours?

[@larryarnold1282]

He said the lowest his oven would go.....170 degrees.....

[@lisamullin4815]

Any determination on which naturally dried better. The onion bag or the hang and dry method

[@outofworkbum2324]

Tks great video

[@jameslethbridge6137]

Cool thankyou

[@kalanigirl623]

Please.... I would love to know the name and where to purchase the shredder you used for the corn at the beginning of your video. Thanks

[@plot3792]

Thank you.

[@panyath020satipanya8]

Can i use grains for growing ?

[@thelonelysapling7640]

Can you put up a link for where you bought the popcorn seeds from to grow them

[@gg-eo6ez]

A year late but check out Baker Creek Seeds

[@SIRA063]

So drying corn is best in the oven?

[@Zeldabug24]

I’m going to try popcorn/corn for the first time. What is your recommended spacing

[@moregardening5014]

What type of corn was it? I’d love to grow some this year

[@DoubleMonoLR]

You can use normal unpopped popcorn that's sold at the supermarket. I even found by accident that improperly popped corn grew in the compost!

[@serobinson1]

Great info!!!!

[@jomiddleton4225]

Where do you buy the seeds that they use the pop cron

[@LifeinFarmland]

Lot of seed shops sell them depending on the popcorn variety you want. Just google “popcorn seed to grow” and you will find a bunch of places. I personally like bakers creek seed company but any place will do.

[@kdscrapping4452]

Looks tasty!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@aidennymes6335]

at which temperature was the oven method?

[@FreedomandBaconHomestead]

Well done!

[@HiddenBlessingsHomestead]

What kind of popcorn did you grow?

[@freshstart7756]

Very thorough and entertaining too! Is "pop corn" different than just corn? I'm kinda new to the growin' stuff game so I'm glad I'm subbed so I can learn here ;)

[@charliesmith643]

It's a specific variety of corn 🌽

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

Yes, H2OK, as Charlie Smith says, it's a distinct kind of corn. There are at least four different kinds of corn, each with its own characteristics and uses: sweet ("corn on the cob" corn), field (mostly used as livestock feed), flour (for grinding to make corn flour and cornmeal), and popcorn. I bet Wikipedia has something to say about it!

[@carlabenavides3699]

You could only do that with corn that makes popcorn. Which type of corn did you use?

[@yourdriver4093]

It's called Flint corn..

[@soulsistar3769]

Love this... somehow why do I see a parallel between spacing between corn and the housing market... homes just 1- feet apart, yikes!!! Give us the space!! Thumbs up!

[@bills3851]

I’ve found some mold on my curing cobs, are they toast? Thank you!

[@fannybuster]

Just wipe off the mold and place the cobs in a war dry place

[@bills3851]

Phew! Thank you The mold is actually on the ends and stem. Just the whole cob smelled mouldy but after spreading them out indoors the smell is gone.

[@krstoner53]

I have always used a vegetable rinse of white vinegar/water. Rinse immediately in strainer and pat dry with towels. I then pour from pan to pan in front of a floor fan Then spread on cookie sheets in the sun or oven at 120 for a few hours. If the mold is reddish pink or striped the kernels throw it away it is toxic

[@battlefist6884]

good job but i don't haven oven at home :(

[@jalleman61]

Drying corn is simple.You must age it before roasting

[@lorisiccia5914]

Do you age it by leaving it on the stalk or after. How long do you age the corn before roasting? What temp? Thanks

[@cliff7736]

Go online and get a "Hand held" popcorn sheller. About 8 Bucks and looks like and old gear" Well worth the money and saves the hands!

[@eternallegacy89]

You know popcorn would be the ideal end of the world event food :-p can store dried and can easily be cooked by a focusing iris of any method if you don't got a pot or campfire and it is healthy.

[@LexiRedLion]

The microwave didn't work likely because of hotspots. This video does a pretty good job of showing them and why it's necessary to have a turntable: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXfLqIebochoisk

[@LifeinFarmland]

Wow, that right there might be a little more then I wanted to know about a microwave. :) Fantastic information! Thank you for sharing.

[@doaksimpson7088]

This guy needs to get in touch with “ Orville Redenbacher”

[@nickolasspadaro9848]

170 degrees Fahrenheit? Thought you guys used Celsius in Canada?

[@LifeinFarmland]

lol

[@MeatGoblin88]

1:01 those are the cutest puppies i've ever seen!

[@sminthian]

I don't really like the idea of having to use the stove or microwave to make them usable. I'd probably try to make some kind of sun oven box in the backyard, and let the sun heat the whole thing up and it uses no outside power.

[@DoubleMonoLR]

Popcorn can just be air dried, unless you mean actually popping them

[@charliesmith643]

How do you know? I'm asking =/

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

He'll answer that after he picks up all those corn kernels off the floor. ;)

[@selinahughes7347]

Can’t believe you have Mr bean in the US. Thought it was just a British thing.

[@lorisiccia5914]

Mr Bean Rocks! 🇨🇦 too..but haven't seen his show on tv for years. I'd love to see reruns.

[@DoubleMonoLR]

It's popular everywhere, in large part because of the lack of language presumably. I think the episodes are free on the official KZbin channel now. Likewise I noticed the cartoon Oggy and the Cockroaches was popular in SE Asia for the same reason (along with being fun)

[@phillippinter7518]

Most of those things said about popcorn aren't true, about 13% of calories from corn naturally come from fat (without any added fat, hense corn oil becoming a common thing) Popcorn is also not low in calories at around 1700 calories a pound with zero added fat (potatoes are around 300-400 calories a pound for reference) needless to say Popcorn is a good high calorie long storing crop and good source of natural polyunsaturated fat

[@KameraShy]

Harvested prematurely.

[@Cheburashka_420]

How old are you?

[@ethanowens9368]

Lunch beeg

[@mascatrails661]

You almost lost me with sugar free, fat free, low in calories... Won me back at popcorn. Butter fixes most of those =)

[@Jamal-Ahmed786]

I don't like popcorn, it gets stuck in my teath

[@devneyanneldridge4399]

you can't put it in the stove the. microwave it it removes the air and kills the actual seed for regrowing

[@superrubikwil]

Yhea not sugar free

[@jonconteh]

Thanks a lot. There is hunger all over the place outside the US that is why immigrants are flocking into the US? Thanks again for sharing on how man can minimize hunger.

[@CatFish107]

Nearly pure starch is not "low calorie" starting the video with misinformation is not a great way to go

[@andrexadoh]

Haha... anti-toxins or anti-oxidants. which one

[@rebelcounty2078]

Excellent Video. Very helpful. 😁👍👍👍