White Corn Seeds 40g

White Corn brings the pale, creamy ears that make sweet corn a summer favourite. This is true sweet corn, Zea mays var. saccharata, a warm-season annual grass grown for tender kernels picked young at the milk stage, when they release a milky liquid full of gentle, sugary flavour. The light, ivory-coloured kernels are soft and juicy, perfect for grilling over coals, boiling whole, or stripping fresh into salads and Egyptian summer dishes.

Planting

Sow seed about 2.5 cm deep, only once the soil at 10 cm depth has reached at least 10 C; germination is best near 15 C. Because corn is wind-pollinated, plant in a block of at least four short rows side by side rather than one or two long rows, so the ears fill well. Space plants 20 to 30 cm apart, with rows 76 to 91 cm apart, in a spot with full sun of at least 6 hours, ideally 8 to 10 hours, daily.

Fertilizing

Corn is a heavy nitrogen feeder. Start with a balanced 5-10-10 base, then side-dress with nitrogen when plants are about 30 cm tall and again when the tassels appear. Calcium nitrate at roughly 1 kg per 30 m of row, applied monthly, keeps growth strong and the ears well filled.

Care

Give about 2.5 cm of water per week, never letting the plants dry out during tasseling, silking and ear filling. Watch for corn earworm, European corn borer, aphids, flea beetles, cutworms and armyworms, and for corn smut and leaf rust. Ears are ready 17 to 24 days after the first silks appear, when silks brown and a punctured kernel runs milky.