Seeing you're in the Connecticut River valley, you're a lot warmer than where I am in the NEK at 1500'. If you are in southern Vermont, I would suggest planting the red hybrid about a week earlier, around May 22, than you do the Hopi. That will ensure pollination at different times so you can save Hopi seed without any contamination concerns. (unless a close neighbor is growing corn that pollinates when your's does). Good luck!
Last edited by barkeater; May 2, 2007 at 08:42 PM.
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