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| Growing corn yourself is the only way to get corn fresh enough to have full flavor, because it begins to loose freshness within minutes of being picked. There are many hybrids available, the newest being the sugar enhanced, which are designed to maintain freshness longer than older varieties. Each cornstalk bears one or two ears of corn.
Sweet corn grows best in soil with a pH of 6.0 to 7.0. In most of the U.S. and southern Canada, where frost is expected in winter, sow seeds outdoors in spring when all danger of frost is past. For a continuous supply of fresh sweet corn, plant varieties that mature at different times, or plant at two week intervals up until about 3 months before the first fall frost is due, depending on variety. Fertilize corn when it is about 2 to 4 inches tall, and again when it is 8 to 10 inches tall. |
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 'Early and Often', Sweet tasting, 7½-8" long, 2" diameter ears mature early and continuously at different times. Ready to pick 64 days after planting.
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| 'Early Sunglow', Top-notch hybrid home garden variety. Research reports have rated this as one of the best varieties of sweet corn. Sweetness, flavor, and tenderness are excellent. Excellent for eating fresh, canning or freezing. 63 days for corn to mature.
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| 'Chubby Checkers', Bred for the home gardener, it has an extended harvest time, a great sugar-enhanced taste and doesn't need to be isolated from other sweet corn varieties. nice mix of wihte and yellow kernels. Ears measure 8 1/2 inches long with 14-18 rows each. Height 6 1/2 feet. 72 days for corn to mature.
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| 'Silver Princess', In the tradition of the famous 'Silver Queen' sweet corn, this sugary enhanced variety combines exceptional eating quality and superor performance. Sturdy 6 foot stalks hold 7 1/2 inch ears filled to the tip with 18 to 20 rows of sweet, glossy white, tender kernels. 74 days for corn to mature.
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