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Baking and Ornamental Corn 'Montana Morado Maize'

Baking and Ornamental Corn 'Montana Morado Maize'

Product number: 190873
Origin: Central America
Latin: Zea mays

Absolutely a top choice for the conscious vegetable gardener! The combination of extreme cold resistance and a dark purple to black color (packed with antioxidants) is rarely seen in corn that also ripens well in our climate. Produces slender ears 20 to 25 cm long.
Because it's a flour corn, you don't have to stress about the exact harvest time like with sweet corn; you simply let the ears dry on the plant until the kernels are rock hard.
Another small advantage for the Dutch garden: due to their relatively limited height (1.5 to 1.8 m), they catch less wind than gigantic commercial varieties, making them perfect for a sheltered spot or even a large container. Ideal for making nutritious flour, tortillas, and cornbread.

Names:
Latin: Zea mays
Dutch: Baking and Ornamental Corn
Also known as: Polenta Corn
English: Meal Corn

Sowing method: Sow: in pots from April (with sufficient warmth). In the open ground from late April - mid-June as soon as the soil is warm enough. For pollination, sow or plant at least 2 rows next to each other. Row spacing 75 cm, in the row 20 cm. Watch out! This corn affects the sweetness of sweet corn. Harvestable: after transplanting: ± 3 months.

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