It is a late season variety, yields 8 inch ears that produce anywhere from 14 to 18 rows of sweet, white, tender kernels. Keeps longer than most which makes it one of the best heirloom varieties for table, canning and freezing. We are excited about this variety as it is one of the oldest heirlooms we are currently offering. Also, this seed is from an OCIA certified organic farm. The plants are 6 to 7 feet tall and it is a high yielding variety.
Corn is probably the most diverse grain crop.
Sweet corn is mainly grown for fresh consumption and not used for flour or feed. A variety named 'Papoon' was raised by the Iroquois in 1779. Golden Bantam, a variety that we still offer, was released in 1902 and is the most popular open-pollinated varieties. Flint corn are mostly hard with smooth, hard seed coats. Flour corn are soft and starchy with thin seed coats.