A syringe of spores to grow the delicacy huitlacoche on corn.
This is a limited stock available for pickup at The Natural Gardener in Austin. Do not purchase if you do not have your syringe in hand, this item does not ship.
Sliding scale donations help support our efforts like the Huitlacoche Program, please contribute according to your ability.
Inoculation Instructions:
Inoculate when ears are still skinny and cigar sized
Right before silk emergence or just after
Seriously, don’t stab yourself
Shake syringe to mix into solution
When inserting the syringe, try to find the silk channel between the cob/kernels and the husk.
Inject ~1ml of solution 1-2 inch down from the top of the ear
Inject ~1ml of solution 1-2 inch up from the bottom of the ear
Label the ear with the date using a sharpie
Watch the ear over the coming weeks to monitor the development
Timing varies, 10-40 days
Bulges will form below the husk
Harvest once galls have enlarged and turned gray/black but before infected kernels turn powdery inside
A syringe of spores to grow the delicacy huitlacoche on corn.
This is a limited stock available for pickup at The Natural Gardener in Austin. Do not purchase if you do not have your syringe in hand, this item does not ship.
Sliding scale donations help support our efforts like the Huitlacoche Program, please contribute according to your ability.
Inoculation Instructions:
Inoculate when ears are still skinny and cigar sized
Right before silk emergence or just after
Seriously, don’t stab yourself
Shake syringe to mix into solution
When inserting the syringe, try to find the silk channel between the cob/kernels and the husk.
Inject ~1ml of solution 1-2 inch down from the top of the ear
Inject ~1ml of solution 1-2 inch up from the bottom of the ear
Label the ear with the date using a sharpie
Watch the ear over the coming weeks to monitor the development
Timing varies, 10-40 days
Bulges will form below the husk
Harvest once galls have enlarged and turned gray/black but before infected kernels turn powdery inside
