Country Gentleman, Corn Seed

Key Attributes

Sun
Sun: Full Sun
Packet
Packet: 150 Seeds
Days To Maturity (# Days)
Days To Maturity (# Days): 90
Botanical Name
Botanical Name: Zea mays

Country Gentleman, Corn Seed

The Country Gentleman corn is one of the best tasting open-pollinated corns available! This heirloom variety is a sweet, delicious corn with milky kernels that was first introduced over 100 years ago. Country Gentleman is a white variety with 8” ears. Its ears have no rows, as this is a shoepeg type, and its kernels are packed in a zigzag pattern. Country Gentleman is one of the best heirloom sweet corns in our opinion!
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Key Attributes

Sun
Sun: Full Sun
Packet
Packet: 150 Seeds
Days To Maturity (# Days)
Days To Maturity (# Days): 90
Botanical Name
Botanical Name: Zea mays

Product Details

Weight

0.08

Depth

0.33

Height

4.5

Width

3.25

Plant Height

5-6'

Corn Seed Type

Untreated

Botanical Name

Zea mays

Seed Type

Seed

Corn Use

Sweet

Additional Characteristics

Freezer Friendly Vegetables

Seeds Per Gram

5

Seeds Per Pound

2,400

Fruit Length

8"

Row Spacing

3'

Packet

150 Seeds

Sow Depth

1"

Seeds Per Ounce

150

Fruit Color

White

Breed

Open-pollinated

Corn Height

60-72"

Sun

Full Sun

Types

OLD FASHION CORN

Maturity

Late Season

Uses

Freezer Friendly

Life Cycle

Annual

Sow Method

Direct Sow

Plant Spacing

6"

Ear Length

8"

Categories

Corn

Days To Maturity (# Days)

90

Heirloom

Heirloom

Seeds Per Acre

13 lbs

Components

Growing Instructions

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Corn is grown for its cob, to make popcorn or for ornamental decoration. It can be made in a variety of different ways, such as grilling, boiling or steaming.

Before Planting: It is not recommended to start corn seeds indoors.

Planting: Cold soil planting risks poor germination. Even treated corn seeds risk low germination under 60°F. Only treated seeds of good cold-germinating varieties may be sown in 55°F soil if warmer weather is anticipated. We recommend planting UNTREATED seeds when soil is warm, at least 65°F. Floating row covers may be used on early plantings to help moderate soil temperature. Each corn variety will state if it is TREATED or UNTREATED in the characteristics tab. Keep Super Sweets corn varieties a minimum of 300 feet from non-Super Sweet varieties. Sow 3/4-1″ deep, 6-7″ apart (treated) & 4-5″ (untreated), rows 30-36″ apart. Arrange in blocks of at least 4 rows for proper pollination, which is needed for well-filled ears. Successive plantings can be made through early summer; most growers prefer to extend the sweet corn season by planting a few varieties of different maturities. Once corn reaches to be 4 inches tall, thin out to 8-12 inches apart.

Watering: Corn must be well-watered due to their shallow roots. Corn requires 5 gallons of watering per square foot of crop.

Fertilizer: Fertilization can be done at the time of planting, as corn is meant to grow quickly, and it is a hungry plant. Fertilize the corn every 30 days. Corn doesn’t prefer a certain kind of fertilizer by following the fertilizer’s instructions.

Days to Maturity: Varies widely with weather conditions and planting dates. Use these figures to compare one variety to another, not to accurately predict maturity on a given day. All corn varieties will have average maturity dates available. Also can be search by early, mid and late season harvest corn varieties. (See each variety for days to maturity)

Harvesting: When kernels are full and “milky,” generally indicated by a drying and browning of the ear silks. Record the date on which about half the plants show silk. Corn is ready to eat 18-24 days after ear silks first show; the warmer the weather, the sooner you can pick it.

Tips: Weed carefully to not damage the roots. Water retention may be done by mulching the corn plants.

AVG. Seeding Rate: 1M/500′, 5M/2,500′, 25M/12,500′, 30M/acre at 2 seeds/ft. in rows 36″ apart.

Seed Count: Average seed counts can be found on each variety corn variety page. On average a 1 ounce packet will sow a 75′ row at a seed sowed every 6″.

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Our Seed Promise

"Agriculture and seeds" provide the basis upon which our lives depend. We must protect this foundation as a safe and genetically stable source for future generations. For the benefit of all farmers, gardeners and consumers who want an alternative, we pledge that we do not knowingly buy or sell genetically engineered seeds or plants.

The mechanical transfer of genetic material outside of natural reproductive methods and between genera, families or kingdoms, poses great biological risks as well as economic, political, and cultural threats. We feel that genetically engineered varieties have been insufficiently tested prior to public release. More research and testing is necessary to further assess the potential risks of genetically engineered seeds. Further, we wish to support agricultural progress that leads to healthier soils, to genetically diverse agricultural ecosystems, and ultimately to healthy people and communities.

To learn more about the "Safe Seed Pledge" please visit www.councilforresponsiblegenetics.org.