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| It is that time of year again to pick sweet corn varieties. Last year we had Silver King and Peaches and Cream. I did a search but still am wondering which varieties to order. Both were good and froze well. What varieties would you recommend this year that are good fresh and good to freeze. This is in western Ohio. Also, where do you get your seed from? Thanks for your input. Jim |
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| Honey Select for the fresh market.
It tastes good, and you can plant it next to field corn without problems.
It is our best seller and most requested variety. I should mention that we are 80% roadside market.
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| Xtra Tender 277 BiColor. www.jordanseeds.com |
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Ware, IL (seepwater central) | Jackpot is the best for us in South. IL |
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Martinsville, Ohio | Vision Yellow, the kids requested it from the freezer for Christmas, it is that good.
Avalon White, my favorite corn fresh.
Providence mixed, love that corn.
They all fit my growing regimes and the the coons just love them!
Ed |
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| Ed, how does Avalon white and Providence taste coming from the freezer? How is Vision yellow taste fresh? Thanks, Jim |
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indiana | we plant incredable and it is very good right out of the field or freezer and i would think the best place to buy seed is e & r seed in berne in i live in east central indiana David ps incrediable is a sugar enhanced sweeet corn |
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WC IL | My personal favorite ( and the raccoons confirm it) is Ambrosia. |
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| Going to be very opinionated on this one for the guys planting Ambrosia/incredible etc. Pioneer gave us some to plant. It was isolated in staggered plantings so it did not cross pollinate. There is absolutely no comparison in eating quality and holding quality comparing extra tender (277) to the older varieties. Please just try some you will see what I mean. |
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edgerton ks. | Some of the new Augmented SH2's are just phenomenal! Most all of the fresh/ farmer market growers here have all been planting triplesweet's, us included. Tryed several acres of extra tender 278a, an Mirai 301, Wow! Like you said, no comparison. We had been pretty high on Avalon, Honey select,an providence but no more. While the newer sh2s are a little less grower friendly the taste an quality make it worth the effort. In fact the Mirai will command a premium price over the triplesweets. |
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| Are you saying the extra tender is better than Ambrosia/Incredible? |
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edgerton ks. | Yes! |
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Selecting sweet corn varieties
