Gourdseed Corn - Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
Packet: 1½ oz (42g) (about 100 seeds) sows 50’. In 120 days, this exceptional variety comes from the Qualls family in Virginia, a gem preserved by the Sand Hill Preservation Center. Drawing inspiration from the beloved Virginia White Gourdseed, this corn boasts more uniform cobs for an even more… (white) 120 days.
Growing Heirloom Gourdseed Corn – Mother Earth News
2008年8月25日 · Heirloom gourdseed corn is a practical, flavorful, and visually intriguing addition to kitchen gardens. Gourdseed corn plants grow tall, with two ears held high on each stalk, denying...
Heirloom Corn Varieties - Mother Earth News
2013年7月18日 · ‘ Gourd Seed’ Corn (Texas Strain) Zea mays. Gourd seed dent corns were cultivated by Native American peoples as a flour corn, and because of their productivity, they are still best suited...
30 Cherokee White Gourdseed Indian Corn seeds - White …
A white roasting and flour corn similar to Virginia White Gourd seed, but with more uniform cobs. Vigorous 10-12 ft. stalks bear 1-2 big, fat ears with unusually long kernels that resemble gourd seeds.
Corn: Texas Gourdseed Overview - Growing Tips - SmartGardener
Gourdseed is an old type of dent corn once widely used for cornmeal and considered superior for cornbread. Gourdseed corns are some of our oldest corns, and were commonly grown in southern Virginia. The plants of gourdseed corn are heavily stalked and bear ears having a large number of rows of thin, deep kernels.
Gourdseed corn: enjoy rich corn flavor with this unique heirloom ...
2008年10月1日 · Anyone looking for the old-fashioned taste that made Southern corn bread famous need look no further than the Old South dent corn called "gourdseed." With fiat, cream-colored kernels that resemble skinny pumpkin seeds--some Native Americans referred to them as "teeth"--this is a soft-kemelled, late-maturing variety with rich flavor.
Corn - Gourdseed (Southern Acclimated) - Brim Seed Co.
Disease resistant, especially to Southern Leaf Blight. Great for roasting, feed & flour. Many rows of deep kernels. This variety has been acclimated to the warmer southern climate throughout the years making it a regionally adapted, reliable, heirloom seed.
30 Texas White Gourdseed Indian Corn seeds, USDA Organic
Gourd-seed corns are one of America's oldest corns migrating from Native Americans to white settlers in the 17th century, and were commonly grown in Virginia and throughout Appalachia for centuries. Its seeds resemble those of Native American gourds, being long and narrow, unlike most other corn.
Texas Gourdseed Corn - Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
Stalks average 8 ft. tall, 2 ears/stalk, containing 18–22 rows of cream-colored, narrow kernels, compactly united from the cob to the surface. Although it is susceptible to smut, it is resistant to other diseases, withstands drought, and does well in clay soil. This variety closely approximates original gourdseed characteristics.
Virginia White Gourdseed Corn Seeds (Zea mays cv.)
Virginia White Gourdseed Corn has tapered, flattened white kernels that mimic those of gourds. Young ears are good for roasting and mature kernels make hominy and finely-textured flour. Direct sow seeds outdoors when soil temperature reaches 55 degrees F. Produces 1-2 ears per stalk; the ears are short and fat (3" x 8").