Please LMK what sweet corn to grow

[MiniOrchardDude]

Will someone that has grown several different varieties of sweet corn recommend one for me. I prefer it as sweet as possible but not chewy. I prefer a Synergistic corn variety.

After growing countless varities I finally settled on Inferno. However, I dont know of a company that sells it anymore that I trust.

Please help.

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[Meadowlark]

I always recommend "Honey Select"

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[MiniOrchardDude]

I always recommend "Honey Select"

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Where do you buy your seed?

Thanks,

MOD

 

[Meadowlark]

Seems like we have been down this road before

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[MiniOrchardDude]

I always recommend "Honey Select"

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Synergistic

MOD

 

[Meadowlark]

Next year I will try your variety.

Thanks for sharing. All my research and i never read about this variety.

MOD

 

[MiniOrchardDude]

Can't get seed so I dont have a choice now, lol.

MOd

 

[Meadowlark]

Just a few of many



Park Seed Honey Select Triplesweet Hybrid Award Winning …
amazon.com

Triplesweet Corn Seeds | Urban Farmer
ufseeds.com

Honey Select Corn - Vegetables | Veseys
veseys.com

Honey Select Sweet Corn Seeds — Rohrer Seeds
rohrerseeds.com
Honey Select Sweet Corn – HOSS
growhoss.com

– Harris Seeds

 

[MiniOrchardDude]

Just a few of many



Park Seed Honey Select Triplesweet Hybrid Award Winning …
amazon.com

Triplesweet Corn Seeds | Urban Farmer
ufseeds.com

Honey Select Corn - Vegetables | Veseys
veseys.com

Honey Select Sweet Corn Seeds — Rohrer Seeds
rohrerseeds.com
Honey Select Sweet Corn – HOSS
growhoss.com

Sweet Corn Honey 'N Pearl F1 Seed – Harris Seeds

Are they all reliable? Looking for a reliable source so I get what I order. Specifically where you buy your seed. I'm sure you have a preference.

Thanks,

MOD

 

[YumYum]

I grew Stowells Evergreen heirloom sweet corn last year and it is chewy so you can probably cross that off your list. It isn't real sweet either. Kind of a plain tasting corn. Boiling it longer helped tender it some but still chewy. I would only grow it again for its heirloom property and maybe cost.

I usually grow Incredible hybrid sweet corn which isn't chewy if you pick it at the right time. It is fairly sweet. I like it.

If you wait too long to harvest they can all become somewhat chewier.

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I still have Incredible seed left so that is what I'm planting this year but next year I'll probably try what Meadowlark suggested.

Go to your local CO-OP or farm store and see what they have.

 

[Meadowlark]

I still have Incredible seed left so that is what I'm planting this year but next year I'll probably try what Meadowlark suggested.

Go to your local CO-OP or farm store and see what they have.

In my experience, hybrid corn seed such as Incredible, has relatively poor germination the second year after purchase and so on. This is certainly true of Honey Select.

 

[YumYum]

In my experience, hybrid corn seed such as Incredible, has relatively poor germination the second year after purchase and so on. This is certainly true of Honey Select.

I keep mine in the freezer. I just looked it was packed for 2021 so I'm a good candidate to see. I'll report back.

 

[MiniOrchardDude]

I grew Stowells Evergreen heirloom sweet corn last year and it is chewy so you can probably cross that off your list. It isn't real sweet either. Kind of a plain tasting corn. Boiling it longer helped tender it some but still chewy. I would only grow it again for its heirloom property and maybe cost.

I usually grow Incredible hybrid sweet corn which isn't chewy if you pick it at the right time. It is fairly sweet. I like it.

If you wait too long to harvest they can all become somewhat chewier.

Corn Growth Stages | Integrated Crop Management

Using corn growth stages to maximize yield Management strategies for improving corn yield are most effective when you can identify the growth stage in which potential yield is affected. For example, the effects of fertilization, frost or hail, moisture stress, plant diseases, insect injury, and...

crops.extension.iastate.edu

I still have Incredible seed left so that is what I'm planting this year but next year I'll probably try what Meadowlark suggested.

Go to your local CO-OP or farm store and see what they have.

You should try a Synergistic variety. I have grown SE, and SU varieties Synergistic in my opinion is far superior in taste and texture.

The Inferno looks very similar to the Honey select with its red tassels and red silk hairs and are both Synergistic. Wonder what the difference is.

Pic of the Inferno.


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[Heirloom farmer1969]

Honey Select is the one I grow most of. I also grow a bicolor called serendipity, which, like honey select, is a triple sweet.
I've planted nearly every corn seed you can get but them two are my favorites.

 

[MiniOrchardDude]

Thanks to all for the helping me with the recommendation. Honey Select it is.

MOD