I’ve always read “great old fashioned corn flavor!” in seed catalogs to mean, “not sweet, starchy, and …well… honestly pretty bad” (kind of like “great for cooking!” in carrot descriptions). If you are seeking super-sweet Se and Se2 style corn, there are lots of hybrids to choose from (and some exciting OPs in the pipeline). But this is a well-bred and soulful sweet corn. I realized perhaps for the first time last year, that modern sweeties are really not very good for anything but fresh corn on the cob. For fresh salsas, soups, corn salad etc we look for a more complex, rounded, classic taste and texture. Tasters found Tuxana, fresh on the cob, to have a compelling creaminess and…well…great old fashioned corn flavor. Tall plants with large, full, white kernelled ears. Bred and selected yearly by the late Jonathan Spero of Lupine Knoll Farm in southern OR, the variety is now carried on by Tom Powell at Wolf Gulch Farm.
80 days. WG *OSSI*

Packet: 1oz (100 seeds)

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Growing Info

SOWING:

Seeds can be sown late spring (May) and into early Summer. Direct seeding recommended.

Note: Corn prefers warmer ambient and soil temperatures (60F+), well-drained, light and loamy soils with a neutral to slightly acidic (6-6.8) pH, and ample water. Seeds may be sown every 3 weeks through early summer or stagger with different maturing varieties.

PLANTING DEPTH:

1-2" This will depend on soil type and moisture. Drier soils require deeper sowing.

SPACING:

2-3 seeds per linear foot, thinning to 8-12" between plants in rows 2-3' apart.
Smaller blocks of 4 rows versus one long row will ensure good pollination.

EMERGENCE:

5-14 days @ soil temp 60-65F

LIGHT:

Full sun is best!

FERTILITY:

Corn is a heavy feeder, especially of Nitrogen, and is thirsty, needing ample water, especially from tassel to harvest.

An addition of compost/high Nitrogen fertilizer is beneficial mid-season/knee-high.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

Remember that corn prefers warm temperatures, lots of water, fertility, and space. Keep em weeded, and remember that they have shallow roots!

To prevent seed rot, sow seeds at soil temperatures 60F+ and do not overwater.
Dry corn and Popcorn seeds can germinate at slightly lower soil temperatures.

To avoid cross-pollination of Sweet and Supersweet varieties, you may stagger plantings, isolate by 25+', or choose varieties with different maturation dates.

Harvest Sweet corn when silk is brown/dry, and kernels are milky. Waiting too long will cause excess starchiness. Eat Sweet corn fresh!

Harvest Popcorn and Dry/Flour corn when the seed color is fully saturated and the seeds are hard and glossy. Then, cure in a well-ventilated, covered space.

Popcorn will only pop when a low enough moisture content (13-14.5%) is achieved.