Corn Popping Strawberry

$4.90

FAMILY: GRAMMINEAE

GENUS: Zea SPECIES: mays

Description

Heritage Status: New Zealand

Bio-Region of Origin: Eastern Bay of Plenty : Nelson

Number of Seeds: 50

Description: An old popcorn of the Eastern Bay of Plenty area. These short, multiple tillered plants produce many short fat strawberry shaped cobs of excellent quality red popcorn.

Planting Instructions: Scatter sow seeds into trays and transplant when 3.5cm high and soil temperatures reach 15-16 degrees C. Plant at 30cm apart in rows 50cm apart, deeply to cover leaves, and if necessary cover from birds.