Abenaki
Variety
Abenaki
Approved Data
created by Carina & Lucky at 12.03.2023
Features
Color
orange
red
yellow
brown
Location
planting: bed
Growth habit
growth habit: high
Cultivation Break
3 Years
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Description
This very old variety is the result of the selection of many generations of Native Americans of the Abenaki tribe in northern Vermont. This variety forms ears consisting of golden yellow, dark brown or burnt orange grains. The 17-22 cm/7-8.7 in long, narrow ears have 8 complete rows. Very adapted to the cold climate. In the kitchen, the dried grains are processed into semolina or cornmeal.
Non hybrid
Not frost resistant
Growing tips
Corn can be sown directly into the bed or grown as seedlings in pots. It is very sensitive to frost, i.e. it can only be sown or planted in the bed after the Ice Saints. Corn also loves sun and warmth, so look for a sunny spot in the garden. It is pollinated by the wind, which means you should cultivate several plants next to each other to guarantee optimal pollination. By mounding up soil around the stems, you increase the stability of the plants. This allows them to develop supporting roots with which they can hold on.
Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Moist
Soil
Light (sandy)
Nutrient requirement
High
Plant distance
15 cm
Row spacing
40 cm
Seeding depth
5 cm
Companion Plants
Basil
Bean ((Scarlet) runner bean)
Bean (Broad bean / Faba bean / Field bean)
Bean (Dwarf bean)
Bean (Hyacinth bean / Lablab-bean)
Bean (Lima Bean)
Bean (Runner bean)
Common marigold
Courgette / Zucchini
Cucumber (African horned cucumber / Kiwano)
Cucumber (Caigua)
Cucumber (Melothria)
Cucumber / Gherkin
Dill
Lettuce (Lettuce)
Melon (Sugar melon)
Melon (Watermelon)
Ornamental pumpkin
Pea
Potato
Pumpkin / Squash
Soybean
Sponge gourd / Egyptian cucumber / Vietnamese luffa
Sunflower
Tagetes / Marigolds
Antagonistic Plants
Abyssinian cabbage / Ethiopian mustard
Beetroot
Black salsify
Broccoli
Broccoli raab / Stem cabbage / Cima di rapa
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (Cabbage)
Cabbage (Pointed cabbage)
Cabbage (red cabbage)
Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)
Cauliflower
Celery (Celeriac / Celery root)
Celery (Celery)
Celery (Leaf celery / Chinese celery)
Chinese kale - Kai-lan / Chinese broccoli
Chives
Collard greens
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Garlic
Garlic chives
Jerusalem artichoke / Topinambur
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Leeks
Lovage
Mizuna / Japanese mustard greens
Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage
Onion
Pak Choi
Rapeseed - Sheer cabbage / Siberian cabbage
Rapini / Broccoli rabe
Rutabaga / Swedish turnip
Sea coal
Tomato (Bush tomato)
Tomato (Cocktail bush tomato)
Tomato (Cocktail Stake Tomato)
Tomato (Stake tomato)
Turnip
Turnip greens - Choy Sum / Chinese flowering cabbage
Turnip greens - Mizuna
Turnip greens - Tatsoi
Turnip-rooted chervil
Turnips - Oilseed turnips
Turnips - Wild turnips
Vegetable cabbage - Forage cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - Ribbed cabbage / Portuguese cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - wild cabbage / ancient cabbage
Wild garlic
Diseases
Root Rot
Fusarium
Angular leaf spot of cucumber
Pests
Caterpillars
Aphids
Wireworms
