Corn, Golden Bantam Improved (Zea mays) seeds, organic

Family:  Grass (Poaceae) Annual. 80 days to maturity.  Open-pollinated sweetcorn on powerful plants that produce up to 8 ears per plant on multiple stalks. “Improved” because we have accustomed the plant to growing in organic culture and chosen only the best ears for seed use, which improves overall vigor of the progeny (your plants, your corn, your sustenance).  Space plenty far apart to allow for the plant to express this multi-stemmed habit and thereby produce more ears.  I like to space the rows 3 feet apart and the plants 1 to 2 feet apart in the row.  Corn bursting with broad, golden kernels.    Excellent old-fashioned sweet corn flavor.  This type is the original open-pollinated sweet corn and is preferred by many, which is partly due to the way it grows, and its general applicability to summer growing across the temperate zone.  Also a matter of taste.  This corn is sweet but not super-sweet.  This leaves room to taste some corn along with your sugar.  Can be planted in up to three successions for ongoing supply of excellent fresh corn for the table.  Corn prefers rich soil and full sun, regular watering.  Plant 1/2 inch deep and thin to 10 inches apart.  Side dress with chicken manure after the plants attain 6 inches or so. Thin again to 1 to 2 feet apart, choosing the most robust plants for the keepers.  Cultivate often to soften soil around plants and push the soil up around the stalks as they grow, to improve resistance to wind.  After the plants reach knee high, you can cultivate and weed them one more time and then scatter crimson clover seed under them and water it in.  This will cover the soil, feed the corn with nitrogen, and make it so you don’t have to weed again, all the way through to harvest. Packet contains 100 seeds 100 g contains ~460 seeds 1 pound contains ~2,088 seeds Certified Organically Grown