Heritage White Maize Seed Available
If you would like to grow some of Jonathan’s maize seed (see below) please reply to this blog and I will pass on Jonathan’s contact details to you.
I have a large jar of heritage white maize seed. Manning White. This old Australian variety is in urgent need of growing on. It grows into a huge plant – 10 foot high with three cobs of white maize. Anyone interested in trying to coax some germination out of the seeds and producing more? Jonathan Banks – Pialligo
1 August, 2009 at 8:18 pm
I would be interested but I am also keen to grow “regular” yellow corn. Is there too much of a worry about cross pollination?
3 August, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Kristen,
Corn is mostly wind pollinated but bees can play a role. Consequently, cross pollination is likely to be a problem if you are growing two varieties together. However, if you want to save seeds that are true to type it is relatively simple, although a little tedious, to hand pollinate your corn. For details see the Seed Savers Handbook by Michel and Jude Fanton.
8 October, 2009 at 1:17 pm
We are just doing some germination testing now. Not looking good but we will know next week (12 Oct).
10 November, 2009 at 10:57 am
This seed is no longer available from Jonathan (Ed.)
1 March, 2010 at 9:28 am
I had zero germination of the seed that I gratefully recieved.I planted in ideal conditions throughout the summer with no luck.
Any chance of getting some viable seed for next season?
1 March, 2010 at 12:14 pm
After a dissappointing zero germination from my stock of white maize seed (stored too long, too hot), I got 30 seeds of Manning White from the Biloela maize seed collection/bank). Good germination this time and I now have a stand of 12′ high maize, in cob. Hoping to collect enough seed for anyone who wants it for next year.
18 March, 2010 at 9:30 am
How does one obtain seed from the Biloela maize seed collection? I have had a whole lot of Manning white and Hopi Blue seeds that have had a functionally zero germination rate (under laboratory conditions).