Maize

Maize is a consumable item in Fallout: New Vegas. It can be obtained by harvesting a maize plant, buying it from merchants, or finding it in certain locations.

Background
A consumable found growing on stalks throughout the Mojave Wasteland and surrounding regions. Farmers are able to grow maize despite the desert environment and Freeside Drunks mention it as being a part of their diets.

Characteristics
Maize can restore Hit Points with no radiation damage. It is one of the few edible food items that does not give any radiation, besides other fresh fruits or vegetables and food found in the non-compromised vaults. Additionally, in Hardcore mode, it can reduce Starvation and Dehydration.

Maize is one of the most efficient Hardcore mode food items in the game in terms of Starvation to weight ratio, should the Courier have low Survival skill. It reduces Starvation/Dehydration more significantly than other food items, contains zero radiation, is commonly found, and only weighs a quarter of a pound. Maize can be used to craft homemade flamer fuel, Cass' moonshine and mole rat stew.

Crafting
This item can be crafted by the Courier.

Creation requirements

Locations
Plants

Individual
 * Legionaries sometimes carry them.
 * Large amounts can be purchased from Corporal Farber at Camp McCarran once his personal quest is finished.
 * Large amounts can be purchased from the Boomer chefs at Nellis hangars.
 * Two can be found inside the Nipton house, just opposite the general store where Boxcars is found. They are on top of the oven in the kitchen, in a pot.
 * Two or three can be found at the raided farmstead where the Vipers have set up camp.
 * Several ears can be found behind the bar at the Mojave Outpost barracks.
 * Dried version, one of the items converted from the seed package north of Dionaea Muscipula, across the pipe.
 * One can be acquired every three in-game days after the completion of Field Research, once the biological research station has been upgraded.