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Corn Bloody Butcher in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Zea mays var. indentata 'Bloody Butcher'

 

Corn 'Bloody Butcher'

A type of flowering edible vegetable / grass, usually grown as an annual plant (i.e. grown for a single season) Sweet corn, a high sugar-content variety of maize, is grown for the cobs of yellow kernels ("corn on the cob"). 'Bloody Butcher' is an heirloom variety grown since 1845, that can grow up to 12' high, and bear 2 - 6 ears on each stem. The kernels are dark or bright red.

 
plant Features
  • Corn Bloody Butcher likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Corn Bloody Butcher likes frequent watering

    Frequent watering

  • Corn Bloody Butcher is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Corn Bloody Butcher likes medium to heavy

    Medium to heavy

 
plant information

Common name

Corn 'Bloody Butcher'

Latin name

Zea mays var. indentata 'Bloody Butcher'

type

Vegetable

family

Poaceae

ph

6.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Corn Bloody Butcher likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Corn Bloody Butcher is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Corn Bloody Butcher likes medium to heavy

    Medium to heavy

  • Water

    Corn Bloody Butcher likes frequent watering

    Frequent watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Corn Bloody Butcher is 0.30meters x 3.00meters 0.30 M 3.00 M

Zea mays var. indentata 'Bloody Butcher'

A type of flowering edible vegetable / grass, usually grown as an annual plant (i.e. grown for a single season) Sweet corn, a high sugar-content variety of maize, is grown for the cobs of yellow kernels ("corn on the cob"). 'Bloody Butcher' is an heirloom variety grown since 1845, that can grow up to 12' high, and bear 2 - 6 ears on each stem. The kernels are dark or bright red.


Sowing seed outdoors

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Look to ensure a distance 7.8 inches (20.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - bury at a depth of at least 1.17 inches (3.0 cm) deep. Soil temperature should be kept higher than 21°C / 70°F to ensure good germination. You should look at sowing Sweet corn about 14 days after your last frost date .

 

Planting young plants

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Planting out too early will make the plant cold and delay its growth. When the ground has warmed plant out in a block rather than a row, to aid the wind pollenation. Ensure that temperatures are mild (minimum night temperatures should be around 15°C / 59°F) and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Sweet corn is a tender plant.

 
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