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Indian Red Maize 'Joro' (Zea mays) seeds

Contents: Approx. 20 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

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2,75 €

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SKU: ZEA01

GTIN: 4250601204208

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Red joro corn was highly revered among many Indian tribes for its nutritional value and for its qualities in beer making. Maize soon obtained a mythical status: man was believed to have been created out of maize. There's a true wealth of different heirloom maize cultivars which date back to those ancient times.

Plant description

Species:	Poaceae
Root system:	Shallow roots Deep roots
Flower colour:	Yellow
Lifecycle:	Annual
Flowering months:	July August September
Eventual height:	1-3 m

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	2-3 cm
Planting distance:	30 cm
Row spacing:	50 cm
Sunlight:	Full sun
Germination temperature:	18-24° C
When to sow outdoors:	April May

Maize can be precultivated indoors which considerably increases the yield. Otherwise simply sow from mid-April directly outdoors. The seeds should be planted about 2-3 cm deep and the distance between the individual corn stalks should be around 45 cm. When sown in "blocks", plants thrive better than in single unprotected rows.

Hint: why not try intercropping with beans, according to Indian tradition? The corn serves as a climbing aid for stalk beans and these in turn accumulate nitrogen in the soil. In order to harvest your own seed, select the earliest and most beautiful cobs and harvest these as late as possible. Also keep in mind that the wind carries maize pollen for almost a mile, so if you live close to a corn field, there's a real danger that your Indian Red maize hybridizes with genetically modified maize.

Other names

Botanical name:	Zea mays, Mays vulgaris, Mayzea vestita

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