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Corn/Maize
Zea mays. Domesticated along the Rio Balsas of Mexico about 2000 B.C. by Meso-Americans, 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..
Flour
Soft grinding corn used for cornmeal, elote (roasting corn or fresh talmale corn) and hominy (masa or Nixtamal).
Flour/Flint Corn
Ears have a mix of hard, flint kernels and soft, floury kernels. When dry, flints generally store better and have greater resistance to insect damage.
Flint
Kernels are hard and flinty. When dry, flints generally store better and have greater resistance to insect damage.
Dent Corn
Mature kernels are dented due to flour heart and flint sides. Used for elote (roasted), tamales, tortillas, corn beer & animal feed.
Sweet Corn
Used for pinole, roasted and reconstituted, or fresh boiled. Kernel colors develop when the corn is past milk stage.
Popcorn
Used for pinole (toasted and ground) and as popped corn. Popcorns are flint corns.
Research Corn
These corn listings consist of collections that have been made in remote areas of Mexico. We have little knowledge of their day-length requirements; that is, whether they require decreasing day length [more...]
Culture
In early spring just before last frost, or with summer rains in the low desert, plant seeds 1 inch deep in rows, clumps, or basins. If saving seeds, a minimum of 100 plants is desirable to maintain genetic diversity. Corn needs rich soil and moisture to produce a crop. Drought stress, high winds, heat and low humidity can all reduce pollination.
Seedsaving
An annual, corn is wind pollinated, and all varieties will cross easily. A distance of at least 1/4 mile or staggered planting times is necessary to keep seeds pure. Hand pollinating can ensure full ears of kernels. Allow ears to mature on the plant; check for ear worms to prevent damage. Ideally, ears should be field dried before harvesting. However, sweet corns allowed to dry on the stalk during high temperatures can ferment, ruining the seed. Dry seeds thoroughly before storing. For long-term storage, we recommend storing whole ears.
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Tobacco 4 items
Tobacco, used as a sacred and medicinal herb, is an important part of Indian culture and folklore. This species, which came north from South America before 1500 AD, is now extremely rare. Can be used as an organic insecticide (with appropriate caution). Approx. 25 seeds/ packet. .
Isleta Pueblo
Nicotiana rustica. From the pueblo south of Albuquerque, NM. Plants grow to 4 1/2 feet, including flowers. High Desert
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>25 seeds $2.503 grams / Bulk $6.00 qty 123456
Santo Domingo Ceremonial
Nicotiana rustica. A cultivated annual grown in irrigatied gardens by various Puebloans. Used in rain ceremonials.
$2.50
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Tarahumara El Cuervo
Nicotiana rustica. From a very isolated area of Batopilas Canyon, Chihuahua, Mexico. Smoked traditionally by older Tarahumaras.
$2.50
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Punche
NEW! Nicotiana rustica. From northern New Mexico, it was used by early Spanish settlers until the 1930's.
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0.1grams/>25 seeds $2.503 grams $6.00 qty 123456
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Culture
Plant the tiny seeds in the spring, and cover with light sandy soil. Can be started indoors and transplanted. Plant 1 ft. apart.
Seedsaving
An insect-pollinated annual, varieties will cross. Remove mature sedheads and crush capsules in a bag or on a tray. Use a fan or light breeze to remove chaff.
Plus as a medical and garden plant.