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Tom Thumb Popcorn - Organic
$4.49
Unit price perSmall in stature but big on presence, Tom Thumb Popcorn is a dwarf popcorn variety that naturally finds its place in compact vegetable gardens and allotments. Its short plants, topped with small golden ears, evoke the age-old practice of corn cultivation while adapting to the limited spaces and sometimes unpredictable seasons of northern gardens.
In the garden, Tom Thumb forms a small, vibrant thicket , a tranquil corner where the ears of corn soak up the summer sun. Its modest size makes it easy to care for and harvest, allowing it to be integrated harmoniously into a garden, whether planted along a border or mixed with other crops. Dried at the end of the season, it yields golden popcorn with a crunchy texture, transforming the garden harvest into a daily culinary delight.
Companion to a diverse food space, this popcorn corn participates in the cycle of the seasons: sown in spring in welcoming soil, it stands up in summer, then lets itself dry in autumn to offer its grains and seeds to attentive gardeners who wish to continue the rooted approach of preserving varieties.
écoumene seeding advice
Seeding type
Outdoor seeding
Germination time
5-12 jours
Germination temperature
10° to 28° Celsius
Sowing depth
Sow seeds 2-3 cm deep
Transplantation
Transplantation not recommended
Technical
Row sowing
Growing conditions
Number of days to maturity
Harvest at ± 85 days
Hardiness zone
Zone-3b
Distance between rows
20 cm
Optimal brightness
Sun plant
Soil texture
Plante adaptable aux sols
Soil moisture
Cool, well-drained soil
Soil fertility
Plant very demanding in bacteria-dominant compost
optimal soil pH
acidic pH
Average plant height
100 cm
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