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Black Dakota Corn (popcorn)
3,78 $
Spice up movie night with your own homegrown popcorn! This variety is crunchy and has a rich taste, making it ideal for a healthy snack as well.
The seeds are lustrous and black, and pop into appetizing white popcorns.
This variety was developed by the Prairie Road Organic Seed Farm in North Dakota, to our taste buds’ greatest pleasure!
Adapted to colder climates and easy to grow, unless you have some hungry birds roaming around your garden! (in which case we recommend using nets)
Package: Around 35 seeds
If you struggle getting your corn to pop: https://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/why-popcorn-sometimes-doesnt-pop/
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BOTANICAL INFORMATIONS:
Latin name : Zea mays
Common names : Corn, Black Dakota corn
French : Maïs à popcorn, maïs noir Dakota
Family : Poaceae
DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATIONS:
Plant type : Annual
Habit : Erect
Height : 1.7 m (5.5 feet)
Width : 30 cm (12 inches)
CROP SPECIFIC INFORMATIONS:
Days to maturity : 95 days
Sowing : Direct sowing, after the last frost
Depth : 2 cm (3/4 inch)
Germination : 4 to 10 days
Soil : Rich
Exposure : Sunny
Plant spacing : 25 cm (10 inches)
Row spacing : 40 cm (16 inches)
Watering : No special need
Care and other considerations : To make sure the kernels pop properly, let the cobs dry on the stalk.
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For more information, please visit (in French): Antoine d'Avignon (1948-2003), jardinier de la dernière chance"
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