Corn, Festivity, Sweet (su with some sh2) (85 days) Zea mays A new selection bred by Jonathan Spero of Lupin Knoll Farm that is the result of crossing Festivity with Tuxana sweet corn.  Open pollinated, cold tolerant, rainbow-colored, multi-stalked with frequently 3-4 ears per plant.  Created with cool soil, higher latitude locations and low-fertility in mind.  Most cobs have a blend of white, yellow, red and purple kernels.  Variable.  5-6 feet tall. OSSI   * Harvest when the kernels produce a milky white fluid, if it’s clear it’s too early, and if there is no fluid, it’s too late and they’ll be starchy (however good for roasting still)....

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Corn, Starburst Select Sweet (F4) (85 days) Zea Mays Starburst Sweet Corn has a red splash of color in a star pattern over white kernels. Eating quality is on par with the open pollinated white sweet corn, Tuxana with large ears that are  9-12” long. The orange red pigmentation is still somewhat variable and we will be working to continue to grow and stabilize the unique variety in the coming seasons. This variety began as a chance cross when we were growing out our Sunfire Flour Corn and upon shucking it we noticed a few dozen dried wrinkled kernels indicative of sweet corn seed. Typically flour corn seed remains plump when dry. So we carefully pried those kernels out and saved them for a future opportunity to grow them out. 4 years later this project is came to fruition and it’s just about ready to be released and minted as a bona fide variety. Siskiyou Select Original Packet 1/2oz ...

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Corn, Top Hat , Sweet  (80 +/- days) Zea mays The cobs have on 16 rows, 7 1/2” ears.  Top Hat is mostly sugary enhanced, and has a rich, tender, corny taste.  This yellow sweet corn has excellent husk protection  and is vigorous in cold soils.  This 5th generation selected from Tuxedo is still in development and will show some variation.  OSSI * Harvest when the kernels produce a milky white fluid, if it’s clear it’s too early, and if there is no fluid, it’s too late and they’ll be starchy (however good for roasting still). Packet: One Ounce Bulk: 1/4 Pound Half Pound ...

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Corn, Tuxana  Zea Mays (90 days to sweet corn harvest) A public domain, Open-pollinated sweet corn variety. This is a new sweet corn from traditional plant breeder Jonathan Spero in Oregon. He’s been working to bring a little more sweetness into open-pollinated sweet corn, and Tuxana f5 is an early release of his work in progress. This is his fifth generation (f5) and already tasty. Big deep white kernels are sweeter than most pop corns, with excellent eating quality. Productive, with 2 ears on each plant. Ears are 7 - 8” long and mostly 16 - 18 rows around. You may occasionally find a few other-than-white kernels. OSSI * Harvest when the kernels produce a milky white fluid, if it’s clear it’s too early, and if there is no fluid, it’s too late and they’ll be starchy (however good for roasting still). Packet: 1 ounce Bulk: Quarter Pound Half Pound ...

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Corn, Zanadoo Bi-color, Sweet (85 days) Zea mays While Zanadoo may have been the summer capital of Kublai Khan, it is unlikely that he even savored anything as delicious as this unique new introduction from breeder Jonathon Spero of an open pollinated bi-color sweet corn with good ear size, organic adaptation and ample sweetness.A selection from Anasazi crossed with Tuxedo (se) – Following on the heels of the white Tuxana, Zanadoo has a mixture of white and yellow kernels and we are finding this bi-color is promising to be a little sweeter than the single color white or yellow Anasazi cross corn lines. About 82 days to maturity with mostly 14 rows of big deep kernels on 7 1/2" long, wide diameter cobs. Robust flavor, long husks give good ear protection. 2 ears per  6 1/2' tall plant. Selected to produce without high fertility levels and without coddling.   * Harvest when the kernels produce a milky white fluid, if it’s clear it’s too early, and if there is no fluid, it’s too late and they’ll be starchy (however good for roasting still).    ...

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