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Popcorn in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Zea mays var. everta

 

Popcorn

Popcorn Sweetcorn. Plant produces incredible yields of white corn. This is a great open pollinated variety suitable for making white popcorn. Great for school projects. It is extremely productive.

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plant Features
  • Popcorn likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Popcorn likes frequent watering

    Frequent watering

  • Popcorn is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Popcorn likes medium to heavy

    Medium to heavy

 
plant information

Common name

Popcorn

Latin name

Zea mays var. everta

type

Vegetable

family

Poaceae

ph

6.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Popcorn likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Popcorn is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Popcorn likes medium to heavy

    Medium to heavy

  • Water

    Popcorn likes frequent watering

    Frequent watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When to harvest

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Popcorn is 0.30meters x 1.60meters 0.30 M 1.60 M

Zea mays var. everta

Popcorn Sweetcorn. Plant produces incredible yields of white corn. This is a great open pollinated variety suitable for making white popcorn. Great for school projects. It is extremely productive.


Sowing seed outdoors

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Look to ensure a distance 7.8 inches (20.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - bury at a depth of at least 1.17 inches (3.0 cm) deep. Soil temperature should be kept higher than 21°C / 70°F to ensure good germination. You should look at sowing Sweet corn about 14 days after your last frost date .

 

Planting young plants

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Planting out too early will make the plant cold and delay its growth. When the ground has warmed plant out in a block rather than a row, to aid the wind pollenation. Ensure that temperatures are mild (minimum night temperatures should be around 15°C / 59°F) and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Sweet corn is a tender plant.

 
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