Ohio Blue Corn

Check out our Corn Growing Guide to learn more about how to grow corn in your garden. Ohio Blue Corn is an open-pollinated, heirloom field corn variety that dates back to the 1920s. Also known as "Blue Clarage," this dent corn variety is sweeter than most field corn varieties. This is a great variety for grinding into corn meal or grits once the ears and kernels have been allowed to dry. The ground corn will have a speckled blue and white coloration. Ohio Blue Corn produces two ears per stalk that average 8-10" each. The plants typically grow to 10' tall and can handle closer spacings better than other dent corn types. Field corn should be planted in the spring after the last frost date. Corn can be grown throughout the warmer months up until fall, as long as time is permitted for harvest before first frost. Succession planting is recommended with at least two plantings, one in early spring and one in late summer/early fall. Corn ear worm pressure will be greater in the warmer months,