Ashworth Sweet Corn, Organic
3/15 Update Preorder - More is being packed and we expect it in early April. We will send the rest of your seeds and send your corn as economically as possible and bill shipping or combine with other orders you may place.
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange - An early maturing, widely adapted sweet corn with good flavor and dependability. Stalks average 5 ft. with 1-2 ears (6-7 in. long) containing 12 rows of yellow kernels per ear.
- Certified Organic
- Heirloom
- Especially well-suited to the South-East
- 50 Seeds average
- Open-pollinated
Instructions -
Sweet corn seed requires a soil temperature of 65 degrees F to germinate well, otherwise seed may rot easily due to its high sugar content. Don’t rush your first planting; wait until after the first average frost-free date. An old saying is to plant corn when oak leaves are the size of squirrel ears.
For good pollination and well-filled ears, plant in blocks at least 5 rows wide.
After silk has dried and turned brown, puncture the skin of a kernel with your thumbnail. If a sweet, milky juice is released (milk stage) the corn is ready for harvest. Prepare corn for eating quickly after harvest. At room temperature, harvested ears lose 50% of their sugar in 24 hours.
- Sow seeds 1 in. deep
- Rows: 36 in. apart
- Thin: 6-12 in. apart within rows
Firefly Farm & Mercantile may substitute seed vendors from time to time because of the availability
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