Glass Gem Corn (Zea mays)

Leave your seed corn in place when you harvest your eating corn. Seed corn needs at least one to two more months in the field before it is harvested. Watch for the seed corn's ear husks to begin to dry and turn brown. Harvest the ears on the next dry day and before the first frost. Pull back the husks of each ear to expose the kernels. Use the husks to braid three or four ears together in a bunch. Repeat the procedure until all the seed corn is bunched. Hang the bunches in a room where the air is dry and warm but not too hot. Air-drying the corn kernels helps to prevent mold. Shell the kernels from the dry ears. Use one hand to hold an ear over a large bowl and twist off the kernels with your other hand. Store the container in a dry, cool area until planting time, after the ground warms.