Corn, Organic Glass Gem Ornamental or Popcorn Corn Seeds

Unwrapping a husk of Glass Gem corn is like looking at a beautiful stained glass window, with all the translucent colors of a rainbow.

• Developed by Carl Barnes, a part-Cherokee farmer/breeder from Oklahoma, over many years of selecting the most wild translucent kernels.
  
• Not just an ornamental, but also good for popping and grinding into cornmeal.

SPECIFICS: (see below for complete sowing information)

• SEED DEPTH: 1 1/2 inches
• SEED SPACING: 5-8 inches apart in 4 foot x 4 foot blocks or rows 24 inches apart
• EMERGES: 8-15 days
• MATURES: 60 days

SOWING:

• Plant corn seed in full sun directly in the garden when the soil has warmed to at least 70-degrees and night-time temps do not dip below 60-degrees.
  
• Corn requires full sun and fertile soil and abundant water.
• Plant seed 1 1/2 inches deep, 5-8 inches apart in blocks (4 foot x 4 foot) or rows 24 inches apart.

GERMINATION:

• Germinated in 8-15 days depending on soil and weather conditions.

THINNING:

• Glass Gem produces numerous side stalks (called tillers) and each will produce 1-3 ears.
  
• Corn is wind pollinated and crowded plants may not produce full ears.
• Thin as needed to allow air circulation between plants (averages 12 inches apart).

NOTES:

• Corn is a heavy feeder; plan to fertilize 2-3 times during the growing season by mounding compost around the crown.
• Pick when the entire plant has dried to a golden brown.
• Dry ears completely to use as popcorn or to grind into cornmeal.