Sweet Corn ‘Anasazi’ Vegetable Seeds
Botanical Name: Zea mays
‘Anasazi’ is an ancient, open-pollinated corn that grows to 2m high, producing 2-3 cobs per plant. As sweet corn, it needs to be eaten young when there are still speckles of white in the golden cobs. If left past this stage, it becomes multi-coloured and can be used as a flour corn. The dried cobs are very decorative with yellow, red, and black kernels. It is a very drought-resistant variety and can do well even on poorer soils.
Plant Type: Warm season annual; frost tender
Plant Height: 2 m high
Sow When:
- Temperate: Spring until January
- Tropical: January – November.
- Sub-tropical: August – February.
- Arid: Spring until January.
- Cool: October – January.
Germination: Germinate best at 20 – 35°C soil temp.
Depth: 2 – 4 cm deep
Position: Full sun; sow direct; protect seed from rodents & birds
Soil Type: Fertile, well-drained, pH 5.5 – 7;
Rows: 60 – 90 cm apart
Spacing: 20 – 30 cm between plants; a minimum “block” of 30 plants improves pollination to give well-filled cobs
Details: When roots appear at the 1st node on the stem, hill the plants 25-30 cm deep
Harvest: 90 – 100 days: start checking when silk is brown and dry; kernel should be milky
