Cherokee White Eagle Corn Seeds - NC Heirloom Corn Seeds - Non GMO - Vegetable Gardening Grow Your Own Food

Cherokee White Eagle Speckled Dent Corn - stalks grow to 8-10 feet, producing beautiful purple / blue and white corn with a red cob. This corn variety can also be coined “Trail of Tears” corn, as its seed was brought by the Cherokee to Oklahoma in 1839. This variety is sought after for historical purposes and for food grains.

Minimum 10 Seeds Non GMO.
Approximately 110 Days to harvest.


♥♥♥ Planting Instructions ♥♥♥
Plant in full sun in highly fertile, well drained soil with a 6.0 to 6.8 pH.
Sweet corn will prefer rich soil with high nitrogen and plenty of moisture.
Soil should be amended prior to planting with aged manure or rich compost.
The ideal spot to plant corn would be in the same plot that yielded a healthy bean or pea crop the year before--these crops contribute the needed nitrogen to the soil.
Corn is wind pollinated and, especially for smaller plots, should be planted in blocks, rather than long rows.
Seeds should be planted 2-3 per hole, about 1-2 inches deep.
Plantings should be approximately 12-15 inches apart, and rows should be 30-36 inches apart.
If more than one seed sprouts from a single planting, they should be thinned to the strongest sprout.
Shorter varieties can be planted closer, and sweeter varieties should be planted shallower.
Water plots well after planting and keep consistently moist through germination and harvest. As weather becomes warmer, increase watering. Sufficient moisture is crucial for plants to develop and produce properly.
Corn should be fertilized with a nitrogen rich food when plants are about 12-18 inches high and weeds should be controlled so they do not steal moisture and nutrients from your crop.
Corn will produce a fairly shallow root system, so care should be taken not to damage it when removing weeds. Weed control in corn plots is best achieved by a thick mulching, which also helps to maintain moisture.