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Corn, Sweet-White

CORN, SWEET
PLANTING; After soil has warmed up to 65F ( 70-75F for SH2 & SH2SL ) till soil fine and loose. Enrich with
compost or fertilizer, as corn is a heavy feeder. Direct seed seeds, 1-1.5" deep, 5-10" apart on a row spacing
of 30-36" apart. For best results, plant in blocks of 3-4 rows, instead of 1 long row. Isolate different corn varieties
by a distance of 100-150' or by maturity. Keep soil moist and weed free. After corn is about a foot tall, we like to
add Bradfield fertilizer at the rate of 5 lbs per 100' right on row just before tilling or cultivating soil. If you use
a chemical fertilizer, do not put it on row or you may burn plants. HARVEST; When kernels are full, but still in the
milky stage, pick ears from plants. Husk and use fresh, can, dry or freeze for later use.
You will need 1/4 LB per 100' of row or about 10 pounds per acre.
The letter or letters after each sweet corn variety stands for the following;
F1        Hybrid. Possesses superior vigor and yielding qualities. You can not save
seeds from hybrids as hybrid seed has to be crossed from pure parent lines
each time to get the same results.
OP        Open pollinated. Low sugar content and not as sweet as a hybrid. More
closer to a field corn. This one you can save seed from, if kept pure.
SU        Standard Sugary type. 8-18% sugar contend. A good choice for a diabetic.
SG        Sweet Gene/25% SH2. 25% sugar content. Isolation desirable and needs
warm soil, above 70F to germinate.
HSE        Heterozygous Sugar Enhancer. 20-25% sugar contend and tender. Isolation desirable
SE        Homozygous Sugar Enhancer. 30-40% sugar contend and tender. Isolation desirable.
SG        Synergistic, combines the characteristics of both supersweet & sugar enhanced varieties.
SH2        Shrunken 2. 35-45% sugar contend, crisp and a high seed count per pound
of seed. Needs isolation and extra warm soil, 7-F or above or seed will rot before
germinating.
SH2SL        Improved Shrunken 2 Super Lite. 45-50% sugar contend, crisp and tender.
Isolation needed. Needs extra warm soil, 70F or above or seed will rot
before germinating.
TS        Triple sweet, new class of 75% SE & 25% SH2 kernels on the same ear, longer lasting sweetness then SE.

ARGENT F1 SE
86 days. A white version of the famous Incredible. Tall 6' stalks have 8.5-9" ears with a 14-16 row count
of superior quality white kernels. Good cold soil vigor and a high tolerance to Stewarts wilt. Treated seed only.

CELESTIAL F1 SG
87 days. Synergistic version of Argent. You will find the dependability of Argent with dramatic improvement
in eating quality. 6' 5" tall plant produces a 8.5" x 2" ear with 16 rows of kernels. Treated seeds.

COUNTRY GENTLEMEN OP
95 days. Also known as Shoepeg. Kernels are zig-zagged spaced and not in a row. Slender 7" long have
extra deep kernels. Seed maybe treated.

DASHER F1 SG
71 days. Dual personalities of rugged and sweetness characterize this variety. A sturdy, 5' 7" plant with high
ear set compliment a superbly sweet and tender eating quality. On of the best early white synergistic varieties.
8" 1.9" ear with 14-16 row count. Treated seed.

HICKORY KING OP
90 days. Large, wide, deep white kernels. 8' stalks. Used for hominy grits, corn nuts or cornmeal. Can be used
for roasting ears when young. Maybe treated.

HOW SWEET IT IS F1 SH2
85 days. Delightful sweet flavor and tender. Retains sweetness longer then most other white sweet corns, both
on stalk or in the refrigerator. 8" ears with 18-22 rows of sweet, pearly white kernels Treated seed.

SILVER KING F1
A 1973 white sweet corn from Charter. Think Silver Queen but a week to 10 days earlier. An
excellent white corn that grows well in the south. Su

SILVER QUEEN F1 SU
89 days. Most popular white sweet corn of them all and the one that started the white corn craze! Uniform large,
handsome ears are 7-7.5" long with 14-16 rows of creamy white delicious tender kernels. Treated or untreated
seed.

STOWELLS EVERGREEN OP
90 days. Big on size and lavor. 9" long ears have 16-20 rows of plump, white kernels. Matures slowly over a
extended period, spreading harvest over a longer time. Seed maybe treated.