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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't care if its tacky or not, but why grow corn? It is really cheap to buy it. Grow something else. Or better yet, stop eating corn.[/quote]

A) freshly picked corn is superior to anything you buy
B) it's really cool to watch your plants grow from seed
C) it's educational
D) corn isn't cheap but seeds are!
E) you can make Halloween/Thanksgiving decorations from the stalks and ears
F) if you grow popcorn, it's even more fun than sweet corn.[/quote]

D through F are most assuredly irrelevant and will not happen.  C could easily be executed with house plants.

A is also pretty subjective if you know where to shop.  Is it better than the crap at Safeway?  Sure.

Seriously, if we could make popcorn with unused corn from stalks, more people would do it, ditto for decorations.[/quote]

You are woefully ignorant about corn.  You can’t get fresh picked corn unless you grow it yourself or the farmer you buy it from picks it for you while you wait.  I don’t care where you shop.  It’s the difference between buying packaged coffee beans and beans that are just roasted.  Some people don’t care but those who develop a taste certainly know the difference.

You can’t make popcorn from any old seeds but you can certainly buy popcorn seeds and grow it.  We did it all the time growing up (in the days before microwave popcorn).

I don’t know too many houseplants you can eat…..and only a person with too much money would think it’s irrelevant that seeds are cheaper than buying it at the store.
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