Kibbling Corn (5000 Seeds per KG)
QLD NSW VIC SA NT ONLY
Corn is = Kibbling Corn = Suitable for Polenta and making Corn Flakes + Bulk Organic Veg. Matter to build Soil Structure
SEE ALSO Ground Worker Warm Season Seed Kits
Zea mays
Form and Function: Annual Cereal. Warm season crop, about 1800mm tall that may be planted as a hedge. Can be cut for mulch before seed set and it will continue to grow and set seed if allowed.
Fodder: All grazing animals. Green pick for poultry. Earthworm food when cut and laid. Sprout seed for chickens.
Mulch: Self Mulches if left to stand or hand harvest as needed. Scuffle the plant to lay on soil if desired, slightly covered with soil.
Add: To Mulch Stacks. Convert seedless cobs into algea for liquid fertilisers.
People: Kibbling Corn is used for Polenta and Corn Flakes.
Planting Window: Sept – January ideal – always after frost
Seed Weight: Kibbling Corn 100 Seed = 30 grams -.so 300 grams = 1000 seeds
Germination Rate: 90%
Maturity: Within 5 months for Kibbling
Suitable Soil Type: Produces bulk organic matter in watered and nourished gardens. In field condition favours rich loam and heavy clay soils.
Planting Methods: Cultivated soil, make a furrow and plant seed 50 – 75 mm deep in rows 150mm or more apart, space seed accordingly. Water in well to activate strike. Seedlings appear 10-14 days.
Pack n Post Rates: If you have purchase any item from our Catalogue the minimum Pack n Post Rate is $12.00.
Photo 1: Double hedge row of Corn planted 4 metres apart – aligned North South to provide morning and afternoon shade for pumpkin crop in centre. Hedges also reflect sunlight – provide wind protection – and allow Full Miday Sunlight for 3-4 hours per day. In our climate – hedges of annual or long lived plants – are strategic to provide cool and shade over Summer. Date of Photo: April 2019.
Photo 2: Pumpkins from Photo 1 Above. As corn matures it may be cut for mulch. Date of Photo: May 2019.
Photo 3: Kibbling Corn on the cob. Sweet corn in plastic containers.