Breaking corn
Breaking maize is a subspecies of common maize. Its grains differ in this, that when roasted at high temperatures, they burst with a bang, and at the same time they increase their volume many times, creating a kind of light flakes with a "puffed" structure” rice or potatoes.
This maize requires rich soil, warm and unweaned. It is sown (depending on the area) 10-15 May, in rows distant co 60 cm, and in a row what 30 cm and less, depending on the fertility of the site and the variety. A corner sown with corn should be approximately square in shape, because that way, regardless of the direction of the wind, plant pollination is ensured. Several seeds are placed in the soil, at depth 4-6 cm. After the seedlings have emerged, they should be discontinued, leaving one each. You also need to remove the blades that appear as suckers, so that they do not shade the main stalk. Thanks to this, we obtain a qualitatively better yield and accelerate the maturation of the cobs. The care works consist of weeding and watering in the initial period of growth.
We harvest gradually, as the cobs mature. Only the cobs with mature grain should be picked, with closed leaves covering them. The seeds must not be hulled immediately after harvesting, but for a long time, not shorter than 2 months, you need to dry the corn gradually.
Only one variety is grown here – Bąkowska. It is very late. Approx 155 days. They form on the plant 2 conical flasks, short. The grain is fine, smooth, glassy, white pearl color, finished with a sharp notch.