Flint corn 'Bloody Butcher Corn'

Plant in a block or circle of at least 4 rows. Wait till the soil is warm enough for corn does not like it cold at all.

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water often. Bloody Butcher Corn is generally regarded as a tender plant, so remember to ensure that temperatures are mild before moving outdoors. Bloody Butcher Corn needs a soil ph of 6.5 to 7.5 (weakly acidic soil - weakly alkaline soil).

Aim to sow 1.95 inches (5.0 cm) deep and try to ensure a gap of at least 11.7 inches (30.0 cm). For optimal germination, soil temperature should be a minimum of 18°C / 64°F.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Bloody Butcher Corn about 7 days before your last frost date.

Bloody Butcher Corn is tender, so ensure you wait until all danger of frost has passed in your area before considering planting outside.

This variety will take 120 days to mature and be ready for harvest.

This heirloom variety is half native tribal corn (Potawatomi Native Red), and half antique white corn of an unknown heirloom settler dent type.
Bloody Butcher corn is described as a blood red corn originating in the 1800’s by the mixing of red Native American corn with the settlers’ white corn. ³

For the Meadows family, this heirloom is a valuable reminder of their ancestors. According to Meadows family legend, the bloody butcher seed first came into the Meadows family around the 1800’s through Betsey Gibson who was half white and half Potawatomi Indian. ³

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