{"title":"Favorites","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"painted-mountain-corn","title":"Corn, Painted Mountain","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cem\u003eZea mays\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMONTANA GROWN CORN WITH NO ADDITIONAL IRRIGATION ASIDE FROM RAIN OR SNOW MELT. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSEED GROWN IN BIG SANDY, MONTANA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCERTIFIED ORGANIC AND NON-GMO.  TESTED NON-GMO EVERY YEAR. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSEED GROWN BY GOOD FRIENDS DAVE CHRISTENSEN AND CHARLEY OVERBAY. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal seed stock was gathered from my buddy Dave back in the 70's from Native elders around the west and mostly Montana all prior to the unethical genetic modification of corn.  He has since gathered and naturally selected for over 40 years a continual improvement of Painted Mountain natural genetics.  He has been selecting for an 8 row colored corn with long and skinny cobs to dry in our short Northern climate of Montana. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAwesome corn ground for grits, corn meal, cracked corn, or whole for soups, breads, meal, parched corn, and even the best tasting corn on the cob I've ever eaten folks.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColor = Nutrition, high levels of protein, and anti-oxidants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatures in approx 90 days... depending on your microclimate (local growing conditions).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLANTING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSow 2-3 weeks BEFORE last Spring frost.  Sow with the early Spring rains and cold soils which you will never find in \"normal\" yellow sweet corn that needs chemicals and fertilizer to grow and survive.  This corn does NOT need tons of water, instead it despises wet feet....remember this seed corn is NOT irrigated for a reason.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDROUGHT TOLERANT. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSow your corn in a block pattern, not a straight line. 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