Description: This variety produces spikes about 20 cm long with yellow seeds on 2 m high plants. They are high in zeaxanthin, one of the main protective pigments for the eyes.
Sowing: in the ground, in rows, broadcast, in pots
Sowing advice :
- Direct sowing in the open ground: After the last frosts, sow 1 seed every 30 cm, in rows 70 cm apart. Cover the seeds with 3 cm of fine soil. Till the plants when they are 15 to 20 cm high.
- Sowing in pots: Sow under cover in April for transplanting in May, spacing the plants 30 cm apart in rows 70 cm apart.
Sowing period (under cover): April
Sowing period (outdoors): May, June
Harvest period: August, September, October
Growing: in the garden
Exposure: sunny
Water requirement: medium
Soil type: all soil types
Soil quality: drained, cool, loose
Latin name: Zea mays
Earliness: mid-season
Shape: elongated
Colour: yellow
Type of maize: sweet
Plant size : 150 to 200 cm
Fruit size: 20 to 30 cm
Variety origin: Developed by Alan Kapuler of Peace Seeds from an F1 hybrid: “Golden Jubilee” – very popular from the 1950s onwards – at the Seeds of Change experimental farm in the United States. For over thirty years, Mushroom has been working to de-hybridise the best F1 maize hybrids, produced from the best OP (Open Pollinated) varieties.
Use: The cobs contain a lot of zeaxanthin, a carotenoid that gives maize its yellow colour and helps improve eyesight.
