I bought this corn for the kitchen but also planting in the garden. I found the Oaxacan Green to have a high 75% germination rate, but the Hopi Blue to be lower around 50%. Since this was made for grinding, I'm not surprised - they didn't process this for planting. However that's still really good for the very low price as seeds! They grew 8ft tall. Oaxacan gave 1-2 large cobs per stalk, and the Hopi Blue gave 1 per stock. Next time I'd space them 1 foot apart in rows 2ft apart with rows going east to west. They were tall enough they shaded each other, and the center ones produced much lower than the ones on the edges. Plant 2 per hole so you have a good crop, then just thin to 2 per hole when they have 3 leaves. Super fun and easy to grow, you just have to wait until it's dry and you can't dent the outside.
The Oaxacan Green made the softest, easiest, and tastiest Masa and Tortillas for you masa fans. Highly recommend that variety for gardening and masa! It's also very pretty on the cob - green jewel tones, fun variation from kernel to kernel.
Bloody Butcher wasn't available when I was buying, and I'm trying a Jimmy Red from a seed company, which is similar. Yellow and White corns are everywhere so I decided to buy those instead of grow them. This is still one of the best spots to get any of them though!
