Posted 3/17/2024 20:15 (#10669134 - in reply to #10668794) Subject: RE: What day to start planting sweet corn?
North Central Illinois
John Smith - 3/17/2024 15:57
3 of the 4 are Sh2 One of these is a 63 day named Northern Xtra Sweet. This variety named Northern is listed as cold tolerant. The name does make it sound cold tolerant. 1 is a 90 day Su, named Country Gentleman, a shoe peg variety.
Don't forget to segregate sh2 varieties from su varieties.
Country Gentlemen is likely going to have the best early vigor, but my experience is it is hardly better than field corn picked on the right day. Who Gets Kissed is the only open pollinated sweet corn I've tried that has good eating quality. Comparable to Silver Queen but bicolor and about 10 days earlier.
What day to start planting sweet corn?
