cross pollination?

[suezq]

Ok I said in the beginning I would have lots of questions...I have been going thru my seed catolgs trying to get an idea of heirloom things to plant...with help from grandkids lol we have to have a seperate "small"area for them to plant or rather granddaughter and since little brother has to do everything sissie does we now have a 2 yr old gardener lol...so I want to get some indian corn cherry tomato sunflowers and maybe some other flowers for "their garden" we will have watermelon and my canning corn in seperate patches from theirs along with other things my question is will the indian corn cross pollinate with our corn? if so how far away should we plant one or the other? was also thinking of maybe some popcorn and maybe peanuts for them too...oh and also grndtr wants GIANT PUMPKINS lol...will pumpkins cross with other types of squash such as Kuri? ok thats enough for now lol....Thanks for your help!! oh and I am in central missouri I think its like zone 5.

[coppice]

Corn is wind pollinated. You want to know the DTM for all the corns so you can stagger them.If your sweet corn is early or late and plant the kids corn to take up the other end.

You really really want to get Suzanne Ashworths "Seed to Seed" from your interlibrary loan and take notes. When it comes to squash, mellon, gourd families.

[strongtower9]

Check your catologs and see if the kinds of squash and pumpkins are "maxima", or mixta, or moschata. some might be c.pepo. If they are in that same family they will mix. If one is mixta and the other is moschata, they won't mix. (So I was instructed) Get a Baker Creek catalog , it tells you which is which and you know if your seeds will be true or might have mixed.

I am having same problem, Two of what I want to plant r both "moschata" They will mix. So trying to decide which I want cuz I also want seeds.