Corn
Zea mays var. saccharata, everta och amylacea
Corn has been grown by humans for thousands of years. Today it is one of the most important crops in the world. Corn has numerous areas of use and comes in many different flavours, forms and colours.
Ashworth, organic seeds
Sweet Corn. Is the earliest standard sort. We have missed it for several years, but have...
More info →Double Standard, organic seeds
Sweet Corn. Is a traditional, early, openly pollinated sweetcorn of 2 colours. It...
More info →Golden Bantam, organic seeds
Sweet Corn. Has been appreciated since 1902. It is one of the sweetest standard sorts and...
More info →Tom Thumb, organic seeds
Tom Thumb yields small dense cobs with lots of kernels on each. This is an improved...
More info →Painted Mountain, organic seeds
Dry Field Corn. It is difficult to find a more beautiful food. The cobs, quite thin,...
More info →History
As soon as Columbus had brought seeds to Europe the corn spread, at top speed, to Africa, India, Tibet and China where it was commonly grown after only a few decades. Corn is now grown all over the world in lots of varieties and has become one of the most important grains but, sadly, most of the old sorts have disappeared and the Market is now almost completely dominated by hybrids and transgenic species.