I grew oodles of corns in 2008 and 2009, and actually just ground it all up in October and November -- it sat in the basement in storage for all that time. I ended up with over a hundred pounds of corn meal, of various colors. I tried flour corns (actually, my favorite in terms of ease of grinding), dent corns (most productive), flint corns (not for grinding again, too hard! but pretty for decorative use), and even waxy corn (via someone in North Carolina who got seeds from China). I think my single most productive variety was Northstine Dent --- its a northern Michigan heirloom with fairly short plants (5-6 feet), and about 7 inch ears with yellow kernels. Hopi Blue Dent was probably the most productive blue. Earthtones Dent and Oaxacan Green were both productive, but the cornmeal is kind of ugly, yielding a strangely colored cornbread (kind of looks like dryer lint, but tastes fine). Painted Mountain was just OK in terms of production, IMO. Alas, my dry corn crop this year was an abject failure. The stupid squirrels striped every ear of my dry corns, from several hundred feet of row. There was NO walnut or acorn crop here, and I guess they were desperate for food, but partially my fault because I got lazy and was NOT good about getting them trapped, I just had too many other things to do. It did serve one purpose, they stayed out of my sweet corn and went for the dry corn varieties in the other garden closer to the trees. Hopefully next year will be better.

zolfavm. what you describe indicates you applied the Corn Gluten Meal too thickly and for the wrong reasons. CGM is a pre emergent, it aids in keeping seeds from rooting but does not stop already rooted plants from growing. The recommended application rate is 20 to 40 pounds per 1,000 square feet, applying more will not be better and most likely will attract unwanted vermin. kimmq is kimmsr

When last I looked, this was the "Soil, Compost, and Mulch" forum. As with each forum on GardenWeb the purpose of this forum is as follows: "This forum is for the discussion of all aspects of soil--including topics like creating a healthy, balanced soil, methods of composting and using mulches effectively." There is no mention of organics or anything related to organic gardening. Thus, those who choose to use synthetic fertilizers, GM seed, or any other form of synthetic chemicals are welcomed to post on this forum. While I may not agree with their gardening/farming practices, their techniques work just as well if not better when combined with soil, compost, or mulch. Those who use synthetics have offered many a good, informative, and if one has an open mind, different direction that could be taken to a given conversation on this forum. Their knowledge has always been much welcomed within the community, for their solutions can be "converted" into organic solutions if dogma is kept out of the conversation. Living in a farming community, I have no choice but to learn how to deal with people/farmers who use synthetics. Each year my compost tea brewer has to be cranked up to counteract some synthetic spray that has invaded my "airspace". Yet, each year more and more of these synthetic inclined neighbors make their way to my home to get a "lil-bit of that good smellin dirt that grows such good maters". Toleration of differences and insight into how to deal with those things that cant be controlled can and does allow for a very productive organic garden I create each year. Perfect it may not be, but satisfying to ones spirit it is to do ones best Blutranes

Sorry, I took it off, because it really didn’t answer the OP’s question, which was where to buy a certain brand. Cornbread 1 cup self rising cornmeal mix 1 cup buttermilk 1 egg 2 tablespoons oil or bacon drippings Turn on oven to 425* and place small cast iron skillet oiled with 1 to 2 tablespoons oil or bacon drippings. Mix above ingredients and pour into hot skillet after oven reaches 425*. Bake until done, about 25 to 30 minutes, I think. Top will be light brown. You can check with a toothpick. Turn out onto plate. This can be doubled, just use a medium skillet. Be sure to use the self rising MIX. It contains flour. I have White Lilly right now. I seem to buy different brands. I just use oil most of the time. Buttermilk does help. ETA: If you want to use plain cornmeal, add 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon baking soda, and 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, and 1/4 cup plain flour.