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Old September 10, 2014   #6
joseph
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Thanks for the kind words.

I do everything possible to insure that my strains are creolized and impure. The mixing of various genetics is what allows me to find combinations that grow fantastic in my garden. I grow what I call semi-isolated patches of some things, for example the small orange/green buttercup. I get about 5% off types when other varieties of the same species are about 100 feet away. That's good enough for me, I chop out anything that I don't like, and don't save seeds from off-type plants, unless I toss them into a different landrace.

The sweet corn has been selected for robust taste. The texture is chewy. I am maintaining the old-fashioned sweet corn phenotype because it is very reliable for me. Sugary enhanced sweet corn fails too often under my conditions.
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