Organic Seneca Red Stalker
$3.25
$3.75
The Seed Savers Exchange - Flint corn with highly ornamental purple-red stalks and husks. This 1980s introduction is a selection out of the variety Seneca Indian promoted by Robson Seed Farms of Hall, New York. Plants grow 7' tall with large 8-9" ears of multicolor kernels. Can be ground for cornmeal. 100 days. ±2,300 seeds/lb.
Organic
Multicolor kernels
Purple-red stalks and husks
Flint corn
100 days
50 Seeds per packet
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors 1" deep after danger of frost has passed. For good pollination and full ears, plant in blocks of 3-6 rows instead of one long row. Thin seedlings to 8" apart. Corn is a heavy feeder and does best in well-drained fertile soil with plenty of water.
Direct Seed: 4" Apart
Germination: 4-21 Days
Rows Apart: 36-48"
Light: Full Sun
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Organic Tom Thumb Corn, 1860 Heirloom
$3.25
$3.75
The Seed Exchange - (aka Hulless, Dwarf Rice, Squirrel Tooth) The original Tom Thumb popcorn dates to circa the 1860s. This strain is the result of refinements made on the original by Professor Elwyn Meader of the University of New Hampshire. Dwarf 3½' plants produce 1-2 ears each that measure up to 4" long. Good for coastal and short-season areas. 85-90 days. ±280 seeds/oz.
Organic Grows 3-4 feet tall
1-2 ears per stalk
Good for coastal and short-season areas
Popcorn
85-90 days
50 Seeds per oz
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors 1" deep after danger of frost has passed. For good pollination and full ears, plant in blocks of 3-6 rows instead of one long row. Thin seedlings to 8" apart. Corn is a heavy feeder and does best in well-drained fertile soil with plenty of water.
Direct Seed: 4" Apart
Germination: 4-21 Days
Rows Apart: 36-48"
Light: Full Sun
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Organic Blue Jade Corn
$3.25
$3.75
Seed Exchange - One of the only sweet corns that can be grown in containers, the 3-foot-tall plants of this variety bear 3-6 ears. The peak time for eating is when kernels are just turning blue, but can be eaten when white or steel blue. This variety is from Dutch seedsman and Seed Savers Exchange member Kees Sahin. 70-80 days. ±185 seeds/oz
Organic & Open Pollinated
Sweet corn
Plants grow up to 3 feet
3-6 ears per stalk
White kernels mature to steel blue color
Can be grown in containers
70-80 days
50 Seeds per packet
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors 1" deep after danger of frost has passed. For good pollination and full ears, plant in blocks of 3-6 rows instead of one long row. Thin seedlings to 8" apart. Corn is a heavy feeder and does best in well-drained fertile soil with plenty of water.
Direct Seed: 4" Apart
Germination: 4-21 Days
Rows Apart: 36-48"
Light: Full Sun
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Aunt Mary's Corn, 1800's Heirloom
$3.25
$3.75
Seed Exchange - Once promoted as “the best white sweet corn in the world,” this hardy mid-season variety bears one to two ears on stalks that reach 7-8"" long. Plants grow 6-8' tall and produce ears with large kernels that, when cooked, have a creamy consistency and range in sweetness by ear. Named for Mary Atkinson of London, Ohio, this variety is believed to have been stewarded by the Atkinson family since before 1850; it was donated to Seed Savers Exchange in the early 1980s by W.W. Williams
Organic & Open-Pollinated
Plants grow 6 - 8 feet tall and bears ears reaching 7 - 8 inches long
Ideal for freezing and fresh eating
Sweet corn
70-85 days
New for 2021
100 Seeds per pack
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors 1" deep after danger of frost has passed. For good pollination and full ears, plant in blocks of 3-6 rows instead of one long row. Thin seedlings to 8" apart. Corn is a heavy feeder and does best in well-drained fertile soil with plenty of water.
Start Indoors: 8-10 weeks before planting out
Germination: 10-15 Days
Plant Outdoors: 12-24” Apart
Light: Full Sun
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Organic Bear Paw Corn, 1950 Heirloom
$3.25
$3.75
Seed Exchange - Developed by Glenn Thompson of VT, who grew and distributed this popcorn in New England from the 1930s until the mid-1960s. Served in movie theaters and featured at the World’s Fair. Plants 4-5' tall. Pearly off-white kernels. The 4-5" ears are often flattened and split at the silk end, giving them the appearance of a bear’s paw. 70-80 days. ±250 seeds/oz.
Organic & Open-Pollinated
Grows 4-5 feet tall
Ears grow to 4-5 inches
Ears have the appearance of a bear's paw
Popcorn
70-80 days
50 Seeds per packet
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors 1" deep after danger of frost has passed. For good pollination and full ears, plant in blocks of 3-6 rows instead of one long row. Thin seedlings to 8" apart. Corn is a heavy feeder and does best in well-drained fertile soil with plenty of water.
Direct Seed: 4" Apart
Germination: 4-21 Days
Rows Apart: 36-48"
Light: Full Sun
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Hjerleid Blue Corn, Organic
$3.25
$3.75
The Seed Savers Exchange - This mid-season-maturing corn topped the list when Seed Savers Exchange staff ranked a dozen corn varieties for flavor in 2018! The ears of this white sweet corn turn a striking dark blue at maturity but are most flavorful (and have tender kernels) when just slightly blue in color. SSE received this variety from Marvin Gonitzke, who in turn received it from Eugene Hjerleid, a coworker at Johnson Printing in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. This corn was grown since at least the early 1940s in Blair, Wisconsin, by Eugene’s grandfather, Ludwig Hjerleid. 100 days.
Characteristics:
Organic
Historic Variety
Plants grow 4-6 feet tall and ears reaching 4-6 inches long
Ideal for freezing and fresh eating
Sweet corn
100 days
New for 2023
From the collection
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors 1” deep after the danger of frost has passed. For good pollination and full ears, plant in blocks of 3-6 rows instead of one long row. Thin seedlings to 8” apart. Corn is a heavy feeder and does best in well-drained, fertile soil with plenty of water.
Direct Seed: 4" Apart
Germination: 4-21 Days
Row Aparts: 36-48"
Light: Full Sun
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Organic Glass Gem Corn
$3.25
$3.75
Seed Exchange - Unique variety developed by SSE member Carl Barnes and more recently stewarded by Carl’s protege, Greg Schoen. A wide range of jewel-tone colored kernels makes each ear uncommonly beautiful. Use for crafts, ornamental decoration, grind into cornmeal, or pop and enjoy. 1-2 ears per stalk, each 6-8" on plants 8-10' tall. Late maturing 110 days.
Organic & Open Pollinated
Flint/Popcorn
1-2 ears per stalk, each 6-8" long
Plants 8-10' tall
110 days
50 Seeds per pack
Instructions -
Sow seeds outdoors 1" deep after danger of frost has passed. For good pollination and full ears, plant in blocks of 3-6 rows instead of one long row. Thin seedlings to 8" apart. Corn is a heavy feeder and does best in well-drained fertile soil with plenty of water.
Direct Seed: 4" Apart
Germination: 4-21 Days
Rows Apart: 36-48"
Light: Full Sun
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Floriani Red Flint Corn, Organic
$3.25
$3.75
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange - Family heirloom from the Valsugana valley of Italy near Trento, via William Rubel. Originally brought to Italy from America, it evolved over hundreds of years to become the staple polenta corn of the valley. Introduced by SESE and Fedco Seeds 2009. Beautiful medium- to deep-red kernels are slightly pointed. Cornmeal has a pink cast, and makes a polenta with a remarkably rich, complex flavor. Plants grow 7-10 ft. tall - slightly smaller and faster maturing than other varieties we offer. Some tendency to lodge.
Certified Organic
Heirloom
Especially well-suited to the South-East
28g, ~100 seeds
Instructions - Plant these grains (field) when the soil is at least 55 degrees, or when dogwood leaves are the size of squirrel’s ears. Flint corns tend to do well in wet and cold climates, they are especially common in the Northeast. They have pointed kernels in which the hard part of the kernel predominates, and they are especially good for cooking methods that involve boiling, such as polenta and johnnycakes. Harvest for roasting when ears have just reached full size, or for dry corn when husks have fully yellowed.
Space plants at 12"-24" depending on variety height in 36" rows.
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Cherokee Long Ear Small Popcorn, Organic
$3.25
$3.75
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange - Seedstock from Merlyn Niedens, combining several strains of long-ear Cherokee popcorn sent by Carl Barnes of Turpin, OK. Carl has helped save many of the Cherokee corn that came west over the Trail of Tears. Small kernelled variety makes surprisingly large pops, yielding for a low hull/ corn ratio. Great flavor. Highly ornamental, 5-7 in. ears have many shiny colors including red, blue, orange, white, and yellow. 6-8 ft. plants.
Certified Organic
Heirloom
Especially well-suited to the South-East
120 seeds on average, 14g
Instructions - Requires a soil temperature of 65 degrees F to germinate well. Succession plantings can then be made 2-3 weeks apart. Harvest and dry popcorn down as you would grinding corn. Thorough drying is important in getting kernels that will pop. Popcorns are resistant to ear damage by birds.
Sow seed 1" in deep
Rows: 36 in" apart
Thin: 6-12 in. apart
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Organic Two Inch Strawberry Corn
$3.25
$3.75
Seed Exchange - Small red strawberry-shaped ears are good for popping and gorgeous for fall decorations. Plants are 5-6' tall with 2-4 ears per stalk. 100 days.
Organic
Plants grow to 5-6 feet
Produces 2-4 ears per stalk
Strawberry shaped ears
Red kernels
Popcorn
100 days
100 Seeds
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors 1" deep after danger of frost has passed. For good pollination and full ears, plant in blocks of 3-6 rows instead of one long row. Thin seedlings to 8" apart. Corn is a heavy feeder and does best in well-drained fertile soil with plenty of water.
Plant 4" apart
Plant 1/2" Deep
Plant Rows 36-48" apart
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Organic Japonica Striped Maize Corn, 1890 Heirloom
$3.25
$3.75
Seed Exchange -
Magnificent ornamental flint corn from Japan; known in the 1890s as Striped-Leafed Japanese Maize. Variegated leaves striped with green, white, yellow, and pink. Tassels are dark purple, kernels are burgundy. Beautiful when planted as a border. Color develops better when plants are widely spaced. Can be ground for cornmeal. 85 days. ±3,100 seeds/lb.
Organic & Open-Pollinated
Variegated leaves
Green, white, yellow, and pink stripes
Dark purple tassels and burgundy kernels
85 days
50 Seeds per packet
Instructions -
Sow seeds outdoors 1" deep after danger of frost has passed. For good pollination and full ears, plant in blocks of 3-6 rows instead of one long row. Thin seedlings to 8" apart. Corn is a heavy feeder and does best in well-drained fertile soil with plenty of water.
Direct Seed: 4" Apart
Germination: 4-21 Days
Rows Apart: 36-48"
Light: Full Sun
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Organic Stowell's Evergreen Corn, mid-1800's Heirloom
$3.25
$3.75
Seed Exchange - The leading white sweet corn for home and market gardeners, this drought-tolerant historic variety was introduced in the mid-1800s, after years of refining, by Nathaniel Newman Stowell. It earned great praise at the time from farmers, and the 1853 Pennsylvania Farm Journal’s comments were also consistently positive. From there, the variety commercialized quickly, and by 1858, it was being sold by James M. Thorburn & Company of New York. Ears grow beautifully to 8-9" long, 1-2 ears per stalk, and hold well. 80-100 days. ±2,300 seeds/lb.
Organic & Open-Pollinated
White kernels
Ears grow to 8-9 inches
Produces 1-2 ears per stalk
Sweet corn
80-100 days
50 Seeds per pack
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors 1" deep after danger of frost has passed. For good pollination and full ears, plant in blocks of 3-6 rows instead of one long row. Thin seedlings to 8" apart. Corn is a heavy feeder and does best in well-drained, fertile soil with plenty of water.
Direct Seed: 4" Apart
Germination: 4-21 Days
Rows Apart: 36-48"
Light: Full Sun
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Organic Who Gets Kissed Sweet Corn
$2.95
$3.25
High Mowing Organic Seed - Excellent flavor and texture; good cool soil emergence. Compact 5-6' tall plants with ears 2' off the ground; 14-16 rows of kernels each. Good tip fill and husk coverage. Ears have an extended harvest window - check frequently for maturity. Developed by Dr. Bill Tracy, Jared Zystro, Dr. Adrienne Shelton, and Dr. John Navazio in collaboration with the Organic Seed Alliance and farmer Martin Diffley, and introduced in 2015. High Mowing is proud to be the exclusive producer of organic seed for this variety. A portion of the sales for this variety are paid to the breeder.
Characteristics:
Organic
Tender, sweet kernels
Ideal for freezing and fresh eating
Sweet corn
1/2 Ounce
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors 1” deep after danger of frost has passed. For good pollination and full ears, plant in blocks of 3-6 rows instead of one long row. Thin seedlings to 8” apart. Corn is a heavy feeder and does best in well-drained, fertile soil with plenty of water.
Plant 3" apart
Plant 1" Deep
Germinates in 7-10 days
Plant Rows 36" apart
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Organic Country Gentleman Corn, 1890 Heirloom
$3.25
$3.75
Seed Exchange - A home garden variety grown for fresh eating or canning, this standard, late-season white corn has narrow “shoepeg” (non-rowed) kernels. Tapered 7-8" ears grow on 7-8' stalks that often produce two ears. This historic variety was introduced in 1890 by S. D. Woodruff & Sons of Orange, Connecticut. 88-92 days.
Organic
Sweet corn
Plants grow 7-8 feet tall
7-8 inch ears, often 2 per stalk
"Shoe-peg" kernels (non-rowed)
88-92 days
100 Seeds
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors 1" deep after danger of frost has passed. For good pollination and full ears, plant in blocks of 3-6 rows instead of one long row. Thin seedlings to 8" apart. Corn is a heavy feeder and does best in well-drained fertile soil with plenty of water.
Plant 4" apart
Plant 1/2" Deep
Plant Rows 36-48" apart
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Dakota Black Popcorn, Organic
$3.25
$3.50
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange - Beautiful 4½ in. ears, great flavor. 15 rows per ear. 6 ft. stalks, 1 ear per stalk, above-average pest resistance.
Certified Organic
Heirloom
Especially well-suited to the South-East
~100 Seeds, 14 grams
Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) Variety
Instructions - Requires a soil temperature of 65 degrees F to germinate well. Succession plantings can then be made 2-3 weeks apart. Harvest and dry popcorn down as you would grinding corn. Thorough drying is important in getting kernels that will pop. Popcorns are resistant to ear damage by birds.
Sow seed 1" in deep
Rows: 36 in" apart
Thin: 6-12 in. apart
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