Oaxacan Green Corn

Success with first time growing corn! Grew this in the three sisters method with Algonquin pumpkins and cranberry beans. Did 5 mounds with 6 stalks each. Didn't water them after they got more than a foot tall, and just went out and shook the stalks once in a while. Each stalk had 2-3 ears and they were fat! Had a couple with Mexican truffles even! Got enough corn for about half a dozen batches of corn tortillas. Definitely planting more next year!

This was my first attempt at growing Oaxacan Green in summer 2018 and I was very pleased with the results. I planted in mid-April and we had a very wet spring and summer here and the corn did just fine. I let the corn dry and nixtamalized it and then ground it into corn flour and made tortillas and tortilla chips. Many of my kids say these are the best tortilla chips they've ever had. I will grow it again next summer. Can't wait!

This corn was easy to grow. I planted in hills about 2 feet apart and fertilized with blood meal to start. Germination was well over 80% and vigor was mostly good. A few failed to thrive despite side dressing at 2 leaves with urea. The corn grinds up finely and doesn't make good grits but it does make awesome flour though.

The corn is so beautiful and on most stalks I got 2-3 ears per plant. I didn't water it as much as I could have but it still developed beautifully. I did have a problem with caterpillars but they only ate the tips of the corn.The corn had a kaleidescope of different shades of green, blue, yellow, gray and even purple. It is sooo beautiful.

This was my first attempt at growing a field corn. With a little help from customer service, to figure out when to stop watering and when to harvest, I was able to harvest 41 cobs from half the package of seeds planted. I have already made green masa for tortillas. This is one plant that gives, the kernels store well, and I will be able to enjoy throughout the year, knowing I grew it organically. It does require lots of water, especially with this year's record heat, but this was worth it. The tall stalks did start to bend over as the cobs got heavier but I manage to stake them until they were dry enough.