Zea mays var. indurata
Sweetcorn - Painted Mountain
A type of flowering edible vegetable / grass, usually grown as an annual plant (i.e. grown for a single season). Sweet corn, a high sugar-content variety of maize, is grown for the cobs of yellow kernels ("corn on the cob"). 'Painted Mountain' is an ancient variety which is very cold hardy and can be ground for flour or dried for popping. Otherwise it can be grown purely to enjoy the rich tapestry of colours found in every cob.
Contributed by @nadinepierce
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Full sun
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Frequent watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Medium to heavy
Common name
Sweetcorn - Painted Mountain
Latin name
Zea mays var. indurata
type
Vegetable
family
Poaceae
ph
6.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Medium to heavy
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Water
Frequent watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
2.00 M
Zea mays var. indurata
A type of flowering edible vegetable / grass, usually grown as an annual plant (i.e. grown for a single season). Sweet corn, a high sugar-content variety of maize, is grown for the cobs of yellow kernels ("corn on the cob"). 'Painted Mountain' is an ancient variety which is very cold hardy and can be ground for flour or dried for popping. Otherwise it can be grown purely to enjoy the rich tapestry of colours found in every cob.
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.
nadinepierce