Calico Popcorn

seeds

Zea mays
(105 days) Open pollinated.

An heirloom dual-purpose corn with 5–8" ears that look like smaller versions of Indian corn. The shiny bright ears come in an array of colors, with red, yellow and mottled rosy-brown most common, but brown, purple, blue, white and other combinations possible. Kernels are smaller than those of most Indian corns, but larger than conventional popcorns. Calico is both decorative and edible so you can hang it on your door in fall and pop the very same batch on Thanksgiving. About 200 seeds/oz.

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679 Calico

A: 1oz

$4.95

B: 4oz

$12.25

C: 1lb

$35.25

D: 5lb

$170.00

Quick Details

Hybrid Status: open pollinated
Days to Maturity: 105 days

Compare

Compare with other Popcorn

Variety	Product Type	Hybrid Status	Days to Maturity
Japanese Hulless Popcorn	seeds	open pollinated	72 days baby, 110 dry
Robust 98114W White	seeds	F-1 hybrid	98 days
Dakota Black Organic	seeds	open pollinated	100 days
Pennsylvania Dutch Butter Flavored Organic	seeds	open pollinated	102 days
Calico	seeds	open pollinated	105 days

Shipping

From early May through October 31, items shipping from our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.

Additional Information

Popcorn

Seed counts vary widely among varieties. Market grower Jason Kafka says that popcorn is a wonderful novelty for CSA shares. Americans consume more than 16 billion quarts of it per year. Why not try growing some?

Corn

About 85–200 seeds/oz. Seeds per packet vary.
- Open-pollinated selections average 100 seeds/oz
- Normal sugary varieties 140 seeds/oz
- SE cultivars with shrunken seeds 150-160 seeds/oz
Days to maturity are from emergence after direct sowing; for transplants, subtract 20 days.

Culture: Untreated sweet corn seed will not germinate in cold wet soil. Please be patient and wait till soil warms to at least 60° before sowing, or start seedlings indoors and transplant at 3–6" before taproots take off. Minimum soil temperature 55°, optimal temperature range 65–85°. Tender, will not survive frost. Heavy nitrogen requirements.

Germination Testing

For the latest results of our germination tests, please see the germination page.

Our Seeds are Non-GMO

All of our seeds are non-GMO, and free of neonicotinoids and fungicides. Fedco is one of the original companies to sign the Safe Seed Pledge.