Blue Jade Dwarf Sweet Corn
Zea mays
Certified Organic
Grown on Our Farm
Selected for its low-growing habit, its gorgeous blue-grey color, and its sweetness for fresh eating, Blue Jade exemplifies the diversity of open-pollinated seeds; it's also one of the best sweet corns we have tasted.
The kernels turn from white to steel blue when ripe; for peak sweetness, harvest just as they turn blue, while there is still a hint of light-yellow in the kernels. They become deeper blue when cooked.
Each dwarf plant grows to only 48" in height and yields about two ears each; the cobs are about half the size of a standard ear of sweet corn.
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Growing instructions
Product Details
| Days to Maturity | 75 days |
|---|---|
| Days to Germination | 7-14 days |
| Width at Maturity | 8" |
| Height at Maturity | 48" |
| Sun Conditions | Full Sun (8+ Hours Sun) |
| Planting Depth | 1" |
| Row Spacing | 36" |
| Plant Spacing | 8" |
About the artist
First time corn grower planted closely in 4 rows about 6-8” apart. Naturally pollinated and yielded an ear a stalk. Every ear is chock full of niblets even though it was all wind pollinated. A lot of fun to grow! Zone 7 bucks county pa in a new bed mix of local soil (previously law) with some aged cow manure and compost.
Great beginner crop for container garden. This was my first time growing corn. I'm in zone 8b with a northeast-ish facing balcony, and I just wanted to see if I could do it. I planted 6 seeds in buckets, 2 didn't sprout, so I planted 2 more in their place, which grew fine. Because I had such a small crop, I hand pollinated. I fed them fish fertilizer and a nitrogen fertilizer, and watered regularly, and they seemed pretty happy. The plants were all between 3 and 4' tall, with 1-3 cobs. The corn cobs were about 4-5", and the kernels were a lovely gray- blue. I will likely do this again next year!
This is my first time planting corn, this was one of my "experimental" crops for the summer. I sowed the seeds in early July and about a month later 3 of the 4 plants have started producing their tassels. I've been feeding the corn some fish fertilizer and they seem to like it. I'm excited to try the corn once they come in!
Seeds arrived on time and sprouted.
Sown in a grow bag in early July and here it is in mid-September. Excited to see and taste the kernels!
Wonderful germination! These are growing wonderfully in my hydroponic system.
So perfect
Haven’t planted yet but have had amazing results with other Hudson Valley seeds.
Very disappointed; very poor germination. I planted it at the same time I planted the red sweet corn, soaked both in water the night before and planted in the same area; the red did great but almost none of the blue sweet corn germinated. I will not try the blue again and would not recommend it to others.
Thank you so much for your purchase! We are so sorry that you didn't have the best germination rate. We test our seed stock 2-3 times per year to ensure a high germinate rate. We will be reaching out to you privately to remedy your growth issue.
-Customer Service Team
Tsk
Gifting this seed to a neighbor.
a backyard cornfield in pots!
from a seed packet to corn as high as the fence line! we are growing this beautiful corn in pots in the backyard, it is easy to grow.
we harvested our first ear, it is a beautiful shade of blue and delicious right off the cob, sweet and juicy.
a fun backyard project.
Sturdy plants, good flavor
I grew these two years ago and I'm back for more this year. The plants were a manageable size. The ears were small-ish but had good flavor. They're not kidding about not letting them stay on too long-the taste is better sooner but the critters will clean you out before then. Making cages this year. I have more seeds than space so these will likely go in containers. I plant all my corn about 6" in all directions and they grow fine for me YMMV.
Cute corn
I grew this corn this year in a small empty space in my raised bed and they are so cute and only about 2 1/2 feet tall! I only planted 4 seeds and they all germinate. Half of the plants have 1 ear and the other half have 2, so think I'll get 6 mini ears from my 4 plants. I've harvested 2 ears from one of the plants so far and they were very taste. I think they cook faster than traditional corn.
Disappointing outcome
I followed the planting instructions, and almost all of the seeds sprouted. Unfortunately, most of the plants never grew taller than a few inches, even though the soil was well-amended and watered. The temperature stayed between 65 and 85 degrees. I don't understand why the plants didn't grow, but I didn't get any corn from them at all.
I saw a couple of very small ears of corn appear toward the end of the growing season, but nothing that was really worth harvesting.