Can i use the corn left over from the deer hunting season for growing?
carlos p asked: I was just wondering.
Gerald
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May 21st, 2008 at 10:19 am
Don`t see why not , the elevators around here store corn out in the open from harvest until it`s either shipped by train or hauled off in grain trucks. I don`t know what type it is, feed or seed corn but if it can survive North Dakota winters in good shape then you should be ok.
May 23rd, 2008 at 1:19 am
Deer corn is likely field corn which is different than garden corn. It will likely grow, but will not be as sweet as corn that is bred for the garden. Field corn is grown for animal feed it is a larger plant with a lower sugar content. You could use it to produce more deer corn.
May 23rd, 2008 at 1:42 am
could courted till and put it in and see you don’t know what Cinda if seed just put some in for the deer
May 25th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Sure, but you’re going to get dent corns of various maturation times instead of the more usual sweet corn for eating.
Still, dent corn in its early milk stage is quite edible, and not so sicky-sweet as some of the new supersweet garden corns. It must, however, be cooked and eaten quickly — it won’t hold for a day or so in the refrigerator and still be good.
May 26th, 2008 at 5:51 am
It should grow, but don’t expect great crops. All field corn nowadays is hybrid, and hybrid seed is not always able to replicate its mother plant. As to eating, though, we always grew field corn and ate it, never had sweet corn until I was grown. Not as good as sweet corn, but really big hearty ears!