Strawberry and black corn.
| Colour | Red |
| Condition | New |
| Added | Yesterday, 23:1423 |
ZemeΕu kukurΕ«za mΔ«l:
Sauli: vismaz 6β8 h dienΔ.
Siltumu: zem +10Β°C augs gandrΔ«z neattΔ«stΔs.
Viegli mitru, auglΔ«gu augsni.
IdeΔli β smilΕ‘mΔla vai viegla dΔrza zeme ar kompostu.
πΎ 2. SΔΕ‘ana
SΔΕ‘anas laiks LatvijΔ:
SiltumnΔ«cΔ vai podos: aprΔ«lis
AtklΔtΔ laukΔ: pΔc salnΔm β ap 20.β30. maiju
SΔΕ‘anas attΔlumi:
Starp augiem: 25β30 cm
Starp rindΔm: 50β70 cm
SvarΔ«gi:
KukurΕ«za labΔk apputeksnΔjas kopΔ augot kvadrΔtΔ, nevis garΔ vienΔ rindΔ. Tas dod labΔkas un pilnΔ«gΔkas vΔrpas.
π§ 3. KopΕ‘ana
LaistΔ«Ε‘ana: svarΔ«gi, lai augsne neizΕΎΕ«st ziedΔΕ‘anas un vΔrpu veidoΕ‘anΔs laikΔ.
MΔsloΕ‘ana: 1β2 reizes sezonΔ ar kompostu vai organiskiem mΔslojumiem.
MulΔΔΕ‘ana: palΔ«dz uzturΔt mitrumu un nomΔc nezΔles.
KukurΕ«za ir diezgan izturΔ«ga un to reti bojΔ kaitΔkΔΌi.
π 4. RaΕΎa
VΔrpas novΔc vΔlu rudenΔ«, kad graudi:
ir cieti,
vΔrpa pilnΔ«bΔ sarkanΔ krΔsΔ,
un lapiΕas sΔk kaltΔt.
PΔc novΔkΕ‘anas vΔrpas vΔl dosuΕ‘ina telpΔs 2β4 nedΔΔΌas, lai popkorns labΔk izsprΔgtu.
πΏ KΔ pagatavot popkornu no zemeΕu kukurΕ«zas
PΔc pilnΔ«gas izΕΎΕ«Ε‘anas graudi izsitami no vΔrpas.
Cep pannΔ vai popkorna maΕ‘Δ«nΔ β iznΔk gaiΕ‘s, maigs popkorns, nevis sarkans.
GarΕ‘a ir nedaudz sviestainΔka nekΔ parastajai popkorna kukurΕ«zai.
π Padomi labΔkai raΕΎai
StΔdi vismaz 8β12 augus, lai nodroΕ‘inΔtu labu apputeksnΔΕ‘anos.
NeaudzΔ tieΕ‘i blakus cukurkukurΕ«zai, jo Ε‘Δ·irnes var sakrustoties un graudi kΔΌΕ«s nekvalitatΔ«vi.
Ja vasara vΔsa β mulΔΔ ar melno plΔvi vai audzΔ pretvΔja vietΔ. PaciΕΔ 30 gb. ">
Strawberry corn.π And black corn! What is strawberry corn? The ears are small, round, 5β8 cm, bright red in color. The kernels are hard β just like popcorn corn. The ripe ears need a full ripening time in the field for the kernels to dry and be suitable for popcorn. The plant is usually 1.2β1.5 m tall (smaller than regular corn). Very decorative in beds β often planted for landscaping, not just for harvest. π± How to grow strawberry corn βοΈ 1. Location selection Strawberry corn loves: Sun: at least 6β8 hours a day. Warmth: below +10Β°C the plant hardly develops. Lightly moist, fertile soil. Ideally β sandy loam or light garden soil with compost. πΎ 2. Sowing Sowing time in Latvia: In greenhouses or pots: April In open field: after frost β around May 20β30 Sowing distances: Between plants: 25β30 cm Between rows: 50β70 cm Important: Corn pollinates better when grown together in a square rather than a long single row. This provides better and fuller ears. π§ 3. Care Watering: important that the soil does not dry out during flowering and ear formation. Fertilization: 1β2 times a season with compost or organic fertilizers. Mulching: helps retain moisture and suppress weeds. Corn is quite resilient and rarely damaged by pests. π 4. Harvest The ears are harvested late in autumn when the kernels: are hard, the ear is fully red in color, and the leaves start to dry. After harvesting, the ears are further dried indoors for 2β4 weeks for better popcorn popping. πΏ How to make popcorn from strawberry corn After complete drying, the kernels are knocked out from the ears. Cook in a pan or popcorn machine β it turns out light, soft popcorn, not red. The taste is slightly more buttery than regular popcorn corn. π Tips for a better harvest Plant at least 8β12 plants to ensure good pollination. Do not grow directly next to sweet corn, as varieties can crossbreed and the kernels will become poor quality. If the summer is cool β mulch with black film or grow in a sheltered location. Packet contains 30 pcs.
