Maïs

Zea mays

Plante annuelle de la famille des Poaceae, cultivée pour ses grains riches en amidon et utilisée en alimentation humaine et animale.

Full sunWater mediumAnnual2 months of harvest
Add to a garden

Opens the app – free, no advertising

When to sow, plant and harvest

Temperate climate · mainland France
JFMAMJJASOND
Sowing
Planting
Harvest

Characteristics

General

Plant type
Grain
Life cycle
Annual
Growth habit
Bushy

Growing conditions

Nutrients
High
Soil type
Silty
Water needs
Medium
Exposure
Full sun
Hours of sun
8 h
Cold hardiness
Low
Heat tolerance
Good

Sowing and planting

Sowing method
Direct in open ground
Sowing depth
40 mm
Minimum temperature
10 °C
Propagation
Offsets, Stolons