Open pollinated. 70 days Height: 5 1/2' A very early, truly productive flint corn, suitable for cornbread, polenta, Johnny Cakes, or decoration. Date to maturity is milk stage for easy comparison to sweet corn. Carol Deppe, local vegetable and corn breeder has made multiple selections and crosses to develop Cascade Ruby-Gold Flint Corn. Plants produce ears of a single color ranging from yellow, gold, maple-gold,red-orange to deepest red. Any color of seed may well produce corn of any of these colors. Each color has a slightly different taste, darkest ears having the most robust flavor. Ears are 7" to 10", kernels closely set on a narrow cob. When planting sweet corn nearby you want to avoid cross-pollination. Select a mid late to late variety of sweet corn and plant at same time as Cascade Ruby-Gold or alternatively plant Cascade Ruby-Gold three weeks later than maturity date for early sweet corn and you will safely avoid cross-pollination. Deppe, author of The Resilient Gardener states " I've bred these Cascade lines to be the ultimate survival corns as well as to be spectacularly delicious". Planting Directions: Sow seed in spring after all danger of frost has past and soil temperature is between 60° and 95°. Plant seed 1” to 1 1/2” deep, 3-4 seeds per hill spaced 4”-6” apart. Plant in blocks of 2-4 rows to optimize germination. Corn is a heavy feeder especially of nitrogen. Plant in well prepared soil amended with rich compost or a complete garden fertilizer. Successive plantings at 2-4 week intervals assures a steady supply of corn for several weeks. Plant in full sun. Water moderately and increase watering when tassels appear.
