Dent Corn 'Hickory King White'

(From Zone 8)

Last year we grew 1/4 acre of Hickory King. The stalks grew to 10 - 12 ft, and we had 2 - 3 ears per stalk. ...Read MoreThis was a huge 3 Sisters Garden with Rattlesnake Beans and Seminole Pumpkin.

We roasted some ears. But, the bulk of the corn went into the crib and the freezer as dried corn for grinding. This makes the best cornbread I've ever eaten in my life. It is so rich, it tastes like peanut butter.

We had no trouble with deer and our sheep left it alone. We use no synthetics or "chemicals" on our fields, and we did have some trouble with borers...in spite of the fact that the ears are supposed to be so tight as to be borer resistant. Still, the yield was impressively high, and the little bit of borer damage wasn't enough to be discouraging.

Overall, this is a very productive, 110 day, heirloom dent corn, very easy to grow even on our poor sandy soil. This garden was in freshly turned pasture, and other plants, like our okra and cotton, suffered from wireworm, but the 3 sisters garden was just fine.

One vendor states it has the largest kernels of any white variety, though the cobs are small.

An early field corn with huge flat kernels on a small cob. When I was a kid, the grown-ups refered to it as "Heeltap" as the kernal was a...Read Morebout the size of the metal taps we put on our shoes to to keep the heels from wearing on one side. At that time it was a favorite for making lye hominy. It is still available locally although currently used mostly for roasting ears. It is not a sweet corn.