About this Product
Hopi Blue Indian Corn:
Hopi Blue is an heirloom field corn that was developed by the Hopi Indians. To this day, it is still considered a staple in the Hopi tribe's diet. This corn gained popularity in New Mexico and is used in a lot of New Mexican cuisine and most commonly to make blue tortillas. If you are looking to sample what the Hopi diet tastes like, you can use this corn for popular Hopi dishes like piki bread, and Tlacoyo. This corn can also be eaten fresh or dried and ground into flour.
Like other varieties of corn, you can use this to assist you with garden real estate by following the 3 sisters' method of gardening created by the Native Americans. Grow this corn with any squash or pumpkin and any climbing bean variety. As the corn grows, the beans will climb up the stalk of the corn, and the pumpkins or squash will thrive at the foot of the corn stalks since the corn stalks have very deep setting roots and the squash or pumpkins are shallow and spread along the top. I support square-foot gardening, but the Native Americans nailed this one. The 3 sisters method is an ingenious way of fitting 3 vegetables in a very compact space.
Hopi corn is incredibly sweet and high in water content. Hopi corn is different from some corn as stalks are shorter and will only reach within 4-5 feet high. This may benefit gardeners with raised beds since it won't block out the sun like the 7-8 ft tall varieties.
Maturity days 90-110 days
Blue Pumpkin Seed Co.
Colorado Springs, CO
Meet the Maker
Welcome to Blue Pumpkin Seed Co.! My lifelong love of gardening, especially pumpkins, led me to create this company.
We started as a small family business on Etsy in 2020, sharing our passion for heirloom seeds. Over time, I took charge to ensure this labor of love would flourish. I'm thrilled to now offer you a carefully curated selection of seeds directly.
The wonder of watching a seed grow continues to inspire me. As a fellow gardener, I share the same excitement and joy for gardening as our customers do.
