Sweet corn - GMO or ????

tam91 · October 31, 2012

I thought the local farmer told me that just about all of the the lovely sweet corn that is grown by the farmstand guys here (bicolor) is GMO or something so that the silk contains something (BT?) that kills the worms that try to enter the corn. Am I remembering that correctly?

And if I am, does anyone know what those varieties might be, and where to get the seed? The lovely nice men that give me the garden space want to grow corn, and had trouble with the worms this year.

I am not concerned about it being GMO, organic, or whatever - just want to try to find the same thing that is sold at the farmstands.

If anyone has any information, thanks in advance.

October 31, 2012	#1
tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	Sweet corn - GMO or ???? I thought the local farmer told me that just about all of the the lovely sweet corn that is grown by the farmstand guys here (bicolor) is GMO or something so that the silk contains something (BT?) that kills the worms that try to enter the corn. Am I remembering that correctly? And if I am, does anyone know what those varieties might be, and where to get the seed? The lovely nice men that give me the garden space want to grow corn, and had trouble with the worms this year. I am not concerned about it being GMO, organic, or whatever - just want to try to find the same thing that is sold at the farmstands. If anyone has any information, thanks in advance. __________________ Tracy