Ashworth Sweet Corn, Organic
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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