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Comments (38)It seems all of the seed catalogs have a "favorite sweet corn". Most of them are 78 days as well (maybe they are all the same - just different marketing names. Anyway, the sweet corn in the above photo came from Gurneys called "Gotta-have-it". I was pleased with the results (shorter stalks which I liked in containers), and fairly productive. Raybo...See MorePlanting sweet corn near a farm growing field corn?
Comments (14)Only certain varieties of sweet corn will have their flavor affected by a nearby field corn planting. These are the ones labeled "super-sweet," "sugar-enhanced," etc. That's why some of the advice above is incorrect -- though it would be true for "ordinary" vegetables (and non-enhanced varieties of sweet corn, for that matter). You could try timing your planting to avoid cross-pollination, but I wouldn't rely on starting indoors; direct-sown corn catches up quickly to transplanted. Or simply plant a variety of sweet corn that doesn't become starchy if cross-pollinated. Some people prefer these; their disadvantage is that the corn must be eaten very quickly after harvest, while the enhanced varieties can keep their sugar for days. Here is a link that might be useful: Sweet corn...See MoreIndian Corn as a replacement for generic hybrid sweet corn?
Comments (1)Indian Corn is NOT sweet corn for eating fresh, it's for grinding into corn meal. You can make "elote" (boiled green field corn), but it doesn't taste much like sweet corn. I don't bother with corn because it's too much work and space for the amount of food you get....See Moreneed help spacing of planting sweet corn
Comments (1)duplicate post see http://forums2.gardenweb.com/discussions/3785806/sweet-corn-row-spacing?n=1...See Morebakersville
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