Description: Blue Hopi Corn5 Seeds This heirloom variety of corn was traditionally grown by the Hopi Indian Tribe in Arizona. This year was especially tough to grow corn in the Florida Panhandle. The extreme daily heat followed by weeks of no rain made most corn varieties bolt early. But the Blue Hopi Corn variety held out and tasseled just on time. The corn itself is an amazing color of blue. It's used to make fancy blue tortillas, chips or grits. This variety also has 30% more protein than other corn varieties. The most interesting thing we learned while growing the Blue Hopi Corn was actually how to plant it. We are true southerners and plant our corn in rows to be 'hilled' a few weeks later. No matter how much you care for the corn, out here the wind gets to it. Hopi Indians grew their corn in stand-alone circles spread throughout the land. One Hopi Indian was speaking about how they would sow the seeds 12" deep to protect from drought. Papa wondered, if you plant corn that deep - do you need to 'hill' it? If you plant corn in a circle - does the wind go around and not push it down? It was a total paradigm shift. Papa said "What if I have been planting corn wrong my whole life?" Needless to say, this test bed was planted in rows, but we will plant in circles from now on. We are still discussing the depth as 12" seems deep, but we will do a few at 12", 9", 6" & 3" to see. It's funny how we are always learning something new!! These seeds were harvested July 2024 Seed Starting Plant when temps are 65+ F Sow seeds 2-3" deep & keep moist Will spout in 2-3 weeks Shipping Orders $10+ ship USPS Ground with Tracking for FREE! Orders under $10 ship with a USPS Stamp. There is not any tracking, but delivery is within 7-10 business days. Fresh from our farm to your door! All items we sell are hand picked & processed by us, then sent farm-direct to you. Our Farm is located in the sand hills of the Florida Panhandle on 18 Acres. We specialize in helpful and healing herbs, seeds and natural wood products. No pesticides or artificial fertilizers have ever been used. Organic farming practices only.
Price: 3 USD
Location: Chipley, Florida
End Time: 2024-11-22T18:19:40.000Z
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Brand: Chill Hill Farms
Season of Interest: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Type: Vegetable Seeds
Life Cycle: Annual
Watering: Medium
Common Name: Corn
Color: Blue, Green
Sunlight: Full Sun, Low Sun, Medium Sun
Features: Draught Resistant, Fast Growing, Flowering
Cultivating Difficulty: Easy
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
