RangerClay Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Howdy All, We have had a big thaw here in New York and it has me thinking about my veggie garden. In particular the sweet corn. The last two years my sweet has not made it to maturity and I wind up using it for fall decoration. Can you recommend a sweet corn that matures quickly and is good eating? We usually plant the second/third week in May. Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QDMAworks4me Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Re: A little gardening help please My uncle plants sweet corn every year, I will ask him and get back to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Re: A little gardening help please Bet Chris will have some good advice for you on this Joe. We always plant peaches and cream here for our sweet corn. Cold weather here is never a concern though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Re: A little gardening help please [ QUOTE ] Bet Chris will have some good advice for you on this Joe. We always plant peaches and cream here for our sweet corn. Cold weather here is never a concern though. [/ QUOTE ] I was thinking Chris as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvantageTimberLou Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Re: A little gardening help please Chris is the gardening king on here! Sent me some popcorn seeds and it grew great! He definitely has the green thumb!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Re: A little gardening help please I'd plant the Bi-Color Corn. It taste the best and I believe it matures pretty fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Re: A little gardening help please Thanks for the kind words William, Lou, Harv. Guilty as charged. I grow way too much sweet corn every year. It's fun. Every year I tell myself I'm not going to plant as much, but I always do. I've had decent results with the Northern Xtra sweet bicolor, which is an sh2 variety and matures in 62 days. My favorite variety is called Incredible, tough to beat IMHO, but takes 75 days to mature I think. The locals like Silver Queen, but that's an 85 to 90 day corn! Here's a good link: Sweet Corn Seed Growing sweetcorn isn't that tough. Wait till the ground warms up to about 55, lay down tons of nitrogen, then plant. When the seedlings are 10" tall, side dress them with 16-16-16, and again when they tassle. Keep them weeded because they don't like competition for the nitrogen, and thin the seedlings to one plant per 5" to 8", rows at least 24" apart, and you should be good to go. Let me know if you need any more help. This is like AJ talking about a rifle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted March 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Re: A little gardening help please Thanks Chris! I do have a couple more questions and I will PM you later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archerjg Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Re: A little gardening help please We usually plant Silver Queen and Silver King. Silver King is earlier by several days. Archerjg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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