Corn - Popping Corn - Seeds

Growing your own popcorn is super easy and a fun, healthy snack! Harvest popcorn cobs when the kernels and husks have dried up, then de-husk and allow the kernels to dry for a couple more weeks off the plant. Kernels need to be completely dried out for them to pop into fluffy white popcorn. Cobs can also be harvested when they are young and tender and used as baby corn.

Scientific name: Zea mays var everta

Seeds in Pack: Choose from 35, 100, 1000 or 10,000 seeds

Growing Information: 

For the best germination rate, soak seeds overnight in water before sowing. Plant them directly into the soil where they are to grow, in a sunny position. Create a 15mm hole, sow 2-3 seeds per hole, cover with soil and keep moist until germination. When they germinate thin them out to the strongest seedling. So plants can easily pollinate one another, it is best to grow atleast 10 plants, spaced 20-30cm and in multiple rows, rather than one long row. Ensure your soil is fertile with a good moisture holding ability. Simply add some animal manure, compost or fertiliser to improve your soil.

When grown properly they will produce 1-2 cobs per plant. 

Sow depth: 15mm

Germination time: 7-14 days

Days to Harvest: Approx 70-110 days

Plant Spacing: 20-30cm

Row spacing: 50cm

Position: Full Sun

Watering: Medium

Plant Height: 150-200cm

When to sow: In cooler climate Oct- Jan (after the frost). Mild climate, Sept-Feb. Tropical climates, all year round.

Delivery: We cannot send Corn/Maize seeds to W.A. and Tasmania.

Australian Grown.