Zea mays var. saccharata 'Tao's Blue Corn'
Sweetcorn 'Taos Blue Corn'
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"). 'Tao's Blue Corn' as a very old heirloom corn originating in the Taos Pueblo in New Mexico. Can grow very tall - up yo 12' - and matures in 100-125 days. It is drought resistant, and can be grown throughout the US.
Contributed by @jennlamaye
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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 'Taos Blue Corn'
Latin name
Zea mays var. saccharata 'Tao's Blue Corn'
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
3.00 M
Zea mays var. saccharata 'Tao's Blue Corn'
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"). 'Tao's Blue Corn' as a very old heirloom corn originating in the Taos Pueblo in New Mexico. Can grow very tall - up yo 12' - and matures in 100-125 days. It is drought resistant, and can be grown throughout the US.
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.
jennlamaye