ZEA MAYS VAR. SACCHARATA
DESCRIPTION
Incredibly decorative plant in the kitchen garden with its height and long green leaves. Fill a pallet collar and you have your own little mini corn field. Early variety that produces extremely sweet cobs good for grilling, cooking, in stew/soup or for taco night. Grown in groups to facilitate pollination. Heat and nutrient-loving.
LIFE CYCLE: ONE YEAR
HEIGHT: APPROX. 200 CM
COLOR: YELLOW
GROWING MODE: SUN. GREENHOUSE/ WARM OUTDOOR
SEEDS/BAG: 25 PCS
PRE-CULTIVATION: MARCH-MAY (IN GROUND)
DIRECT SOWING: END OF MAY/BEGINNING OF JUNE
SOWING DEPTH: 3-4 CM
GROOMING TIME: 5-15 DAYS
FINAL PLANTING GARDEN
PLANT SPACING: 20 CM
ROW SPACING: 40 CM
HARVEST FESTIVAL: APPROX. 3-5 MONTHS AFTER SOWING
GROWING AND HARVESTING CORN
Growing location : Corn develops best in a sunny location with more than 6-7 hours of sun/day.
PREPARE EXISTING GROWING SITE
Clear weeds and loosen the soil with a hoe, 20-30 cm deep.
Fertilize. Mix the soil with fertilizer, e.g. pelleted chicken manure or vegetable fertilizer. Dose according to the information on the packaging. You can also fertilize with well-rotted manure from e.g. horse or cow. Cow manure can also be purchased in bags and dosed according to the instructions on the bag. For well-rotted manure from stables: 1-3 liters/m2 (depending on the amount of litter in the manure and how well it is well-rotted).
Improve the soil. For extra good structure, you can add compost, bark mulch or biochar. The advantage of well-rotted manure is that it also adds structure and humus to the soil. If you use pelleted manure, make sure to improve the soil extra.
PREPARE NEW GROWING SITE/PALLET COLLAR/POT
Grow in a pallet collar. A standard pallet collar, 80x120 cm, holds about 200 l. For most crops, 2 pallet collars on top of each other are sufficient. Recipe for soil for a double pallet collar: 5 bags of potting soil, 2 bags of cow manure, 1 bag of biochar.
PRE-CULTIVATION: HARDENING
If you have pre-cultivated, accustom the plants to outdoor life when the risk of frost is over. Start with 1 hour/day and gradually increase the time outside. Avoid direct sunlight. After a few days they are ready for life outdoors.
Plant the plants with row and plant spacing according to the instructions on the seed bag.
DIRECT SOWING
Water the soil thoroughly before sowing. Sow the seeds according to the instructions on the seed bag.
Mark the seeds with markers. Write the variety and date on the seeds to keep track of what was grown and when.
Water gently from above so as not to wash away the seeds. Keep moist during germination. Water regularly throughout the season if it does not rain. It is better to water more and less often than to dab a little every day.
