tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post1540523729486995557..comments2024-03-18T09:07:24.680-07:00Comments on The Farmer Fred® Rant: Grow Your Own Popcorn!Fred Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00501190876515519882noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post-71469309619245078622020-11-27T09:13:22.151-08:002020-11-27T09:13:22.151-08:00bs. my bodacious sweet corn pollinated some of my...bs. my bodacious sweet corn pollinated some of my purple popcorn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post-29077180619673154172014-01-03T08:15:58.387-08:002014-01-03T08:15:58.387-08:00Other corn will not pollinate popcorn, but popcorn...Other corn will not pollinate popcorn, but popcorn can pollinate other corn. It's a one way exchange only. Popcorn has a feature that rejects any pollen that does not share a common popcorn or teosinte genetic marker. So no GMO popcorn either. Cool ehAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post-41029828486765527852013-01-27T21:40:31.533-08:002013-01-27T21:40:31.533-08:00I have always wanted to grow popcorn. Thanks for t...I have always wanted to grow popcorn. Thanks for the background info on the two types of popcorn.Ryanhttp://cheap-garden-sheds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post-63827128063307280142012-05-09T12:59:09.063-07:002012-05-09T12:59:09.063-07:00I plant all the same variety to prevent cross poll...I plant all the same variety to prevent cross pollination and I always have too much. What's your review on the Golden Bantam? Have you ever tried it for popcorn purposes?Bill Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11816389236294882066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post-67885676664893389732012-05-06T05:44:18.887-07:002012-05-06T05:44:18.887-07:00Wow - I love this post! Really inspiring. I'm ...Wow - I love this post! Really inspiring. I'm struggling growing sweetcorn but this has given me the ooomph I need to persevere!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post-69828697815166430642012-05-05T09:23:53.256-07:002012-05-05T09:23:53.256-07:00No popcorn for me. My lot is only 120 feet deep so...No popcorn for me. My lot is only 120 feet deep so getting 100 feet apart is difficult.Greg Damitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12681672410404222333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post-47683789763156928502012-05-05T07:03:32.130-07:002012-05-05T07:03:32.130-07:00I've grown the little red cobs and was delight...I've grown the little red cobs and was delighted how well they popped up -- despite being small. They were so much more colorful and decorative than the commercial varieties! They even survived the rodents that attacked my bigger corn crop.Jane Gateshttp://www.gardengates.infonoreply@blogger.com