Grow your own heirloom field corn with our diverse collection of flour, flint, and dent corn varieties—each selected for flavor, performance, and historical value. These open-pollinated heirloom field corn varieties are ideal for grinding into grits, cornmeal, and fresh flour for tortillas. Many also make excellent choices for roasting, parching, or even crafting small-batch bourbon. Whether you're growing for the homestead or the hobby mill, you'll find a variety worth saving here.
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Hand pollinating corn—it sounds complicated but in reality, it's surprisingly simple. Whether you're looking to improve kernel fill on your sweet corn planting or want to get into seed saving, we're laying out everything you need to know to perform your first hand pollinations.
Sunscald—few things are more frustrating to gardeners than watching a perfectly good tomato get burned just before harvest. But did you know that the varieties most susceptible to sunscald happen to be some of the best-tasting ones? In this week's post we're exploring what causes sunscald and how you can prevent it without sacrificing flavor.
Are green shoulders bad? This week we're flipping the script on this so-called flaw to expose the truth behind green shoulders—what causes them and why they're often a sign of good things to come. Join us as we move beyond appearances to explore the roots of really good tomato flavor.
