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'Black Mexican' Corn

Sub-Category:	Other Midseason White kernel

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Description:	Heirloom sweet corn developed from an Iroquois flint corn. 5 1/2-foot plants with pale green foliage and silk bear 7 1/2- by 1 1/2-inch ears with 8 rows of kernels. Harvest at milk stage before white kernels start ripening to bluish-black. Also known as 'Mexican Sweet' and 'Black Iroquois'.
Days To Maturity:	76
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Overall: (4.0 Stars) Taste: (4.0 Stars) Yield: (4.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (4.0 Stars)

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Reviewed on 06/07/2006 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Richmond, Georgia, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
This was my mothers favorite. Shumway sold it until their last change in ownership. This is a very good open pollinated sweet corn. A smaller ear than Stowell's Evergreen, but in my opinion much better flavor. Like all open pollinated sweet corns it has a short harvest window and zero shelf. All of us old folks have the water boiling before we head to the corn patch. Harvested at the proper stage and prepared immediately it is scrumptious.

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