{"title":"Seeds \u003e Corn - Flour\/Flint","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFlour \/ Flint Corn\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease do not order more than 3 packets of any one variety, and no more than 40 packets total.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eZea mays\u003c\/em\u003e. Domesticated by Meso-Americans along the Rio Balsas of Mexico by at least 6,700 BC, corn is a staple food and has many ritual uses. Various kernel colors are selected for ceremonies and feast foods, and pollen is collected for ceremonial and medicinal purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe suggest planting \u003cstrong\u003ea minimum of 15-30 plants\u003c\/strong\u003e.  With less you are likely to get poor pollination, and few kernels on your ears of corn.  100 plants or more are best for pollination and for good genetic diversity in the seeds you save from your harvest.  You can learn more about growing corn (including hand pollination) \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0157\/0808\/files\/Saving_Seed_from_Corn.pdf?v=1601932929\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0157\/0808\/files\/Saving_Seed_from_Corn.pdf?v=1601932929\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese kernels may be of either a hard, flinty texture or soft and floury. When dry, flints generally store better and have greater resistance to insect damage. Approx. 18g\/50 seeds per packet.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"zl060","title":"Gila River A'al Hu:n","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eZea mays. \u003c\/em\u003e Cream-colored flour-type and clear flinty kernels on smallish cobs. Matures quickly and with minimal irrigation. From the Gila River Indian Community in central Arizona. Ears are relatively resistant to fungal damage.  In terms of balance between flour and flint kernels, this lies in between Smoik Hu:n (99% flour-type kernels) and Ki:kam Hu:n (80% flour-type kernels).  The recent crop was grown with \"irrigated dry farming\" and thus received less water than other corn varieties we've grown in Tucson.  See page 5 of our recent \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0157\/0808\/files\/Seedhead_News_130_epub_d6d9057f-b97f-46c1-a7e4-5373741305a4.pdf?v=1725990464\"\u003eSeedhead News\u003c\/a\u003e for more information.  From our Seed Bank Collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Low desert, about 1000' elevation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlants are 5-7\" tall.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e65 days to pollination, 111 days to dried ears from planting based on trials in Patagonia, Arizona (4,000');  78 days to pollination, 111 days to dry ears in Tucson (2500') early spring planting;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome red chinmark ears may be produced, as the farmer from whom we obtained the corn grew it with a red chinmark variety.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApprox. 7g\/50 seeds per packet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimit 3 packets\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"NS\/S","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":219386996,"sku":"ZL060","price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0157\/0808\/products\/ZM01-006_Voucher3_4fc9a9d0-cc94-4e12-bc2f-90832230ba54.JPG?v=1726165879"},{"product_id":"zl072","title":"Casados Multicolor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eZea mays.\u003c\/em\u003e  A beautiful and productive mix of red, white, blue, yellow, orange and chinmark kernels on medium (11\") length ears. Great for making chicos, masa, pinole, or polenta.  Originally collected at the Casados Farm in El Guique, New Mexico in 1994; this seed has been in the family for generations.  In our Seed Bank Collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: high desert, about 5500' elevation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes mostly flour type kernels, with some flint and dent as well\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlants grow to about 6 feet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeed Saver Size includes info on corn pollination and seed saving details. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimit 3 packets.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"NS\/S","offers":[{"title":"±50 seeds per packet (11g)","offer_id":219386998,"sku":"ZL072","price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Seed Saver Size, ±250 seeds","offer_id":41558098837658,"sku":"ZL072.SS","price":15.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0157\/0808\/products\/IMG_9966.jpg?v=1642543541"},{"product_id":"zl073","title":"Hernandez Red Mix","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eZea mays.\u003c\/em\u003e  From Hernandez, New Mexico, north of Santa Fe.  The kernels are a beautiful mix of dark red, light red, chinmark, blue, white, and yellow on 4-8\" ears. This is said to be an old Talavaya Seed Co. variety.  From our Seed Bank Collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: high desert , about 5500' elevation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApprox. 14 grams \/ 50 seeds per pkt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0); font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eLimit 3 packets .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"NS\/S","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":219387000,"sku":"ZL073","price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0157\/0808\/files\/HernandezRedMix1.jpg?v=1742515549"},{"product_id":"zl134","title":"Jicarilla Apache White","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eZea mays.\u003c\/em\u003e  This is a concho-type corn, traditionally used for making chicos or for posole or tortillas.  Flinty pearl-white kernels on 6-8\" ears, with occasional pink-tinged kernels; The 3-5' stalks are tolerant of cool, high elevations. From the Jicarilla Apache reservation in New Mexico.  From our Seed Bank Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: high desert, Approx. 6000' elevation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e75-80 days from planting to dry seed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApprox. 18g\/50 seeds per packet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimit 3 packets.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"NS\/S","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":219387018,"sku":"ZL134","price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0157\/0808\/files\/Jicarilla_Apache_White_2.jpg?v=1741302948"},{"product_id":"zl152","title":"Ki:kam Hu:n","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eZea mays. Pima 60-Day.\u003c\/em\u003e This\u003cspan class=\"hyphenate\"\u003e traditional white corn from the Akimel O'odham community is grown by \u003ca title=\"Ramona Farms\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ramonafarms.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRamona Farms\u003c\/a\u003e, a Native American farming operation at Sacaton, AZ on the Gila River Reservation. This short stature, fast growing corn is 60 days (or less!) from planting to milk stage when planted at the summer monsoons in our region. When planted in spring it produces larger ears but takes longer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hyphenate\"\u003eThis corn has about 80% soft flour kernels and 20% hard flint kernels. This balance gives the corn the perfect texture for Ga'ivsa, the wonderfully tasty Pima corn dish. Fresh corn is roasted on the cob over mesquite coals, which gives it a wonderfully sweet flavor. It is then dried and stored on the cob. When cracked and cooked the texture is like a risotto with terrific corn flavor. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes flour and flint type kernels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: low desert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePacket size 10g\/approx. 50 seeds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeed Saver Size includes an insert on corn pollination and seed saving.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f80909;\"\u003eLimit 3 packets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"NS\/S","offers":[{"title":"Packet: ±50 seeds","offer_id":41015461576858,"sku":"ZL152","price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Seed Saver Size, ±250 seeds","offer_id":41015461609626,"sku":"ZL152.SS","price":15.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0157\/0808\/files\/kikam_hun_pima_60_day.jpg?v=1695755270"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.nativeseeds.org\/collections\/corn-flour-flint.oembed?page=2","provider":"Native-Seeds-Search","version":"1.0","type":"link"}