Green Kalahari Early Pearl Corn – 40 Seeds

Green Kalahari Early Pearl Corn is an Open Pollinated popular white South African white maize. Large white kernels. Medium thick cob. Length 18 cm. Quick maturing, can be sown early or late in spring.

Growing Green Kalahari Early Pearl Corn

• Corn is a warm-season annual that is best planted after the soil temperature reaches 16°C, usually two or three weeks after the last frost in spring. Corn planted in cold, wet soil is unlikely to germinate.
• Corn grows best in temperatures from 16-35°C.
• Plant corn in full sun.
• Corn grows best in loose, well-worked, well-drained soil.
• Add aged compost to the planting area before planting.
• Sow corn 2.5cm deep. Plant seeds 5-10cm apart in short, side-by-side rows to form a block, rather than one long row. Planting in a block or clump will help ensure pollination.
• Thin plants from 30-45cm apart for short varieties and 45-61cm apart for tall varieties once plants are 10-15cm tall.
• Corn seed germinates in 10 to 14 days at 24°C.
• Corn can take from 60 to 100 days to reach harvest depending upon variety and the amount of heat during the growing season.