Bumping this up. Hopefully someone has an answer.

Rodney

Why do you want tall sweet corn? I want short stalks and big ears with deep kernels

concur, There are novelty corns out there that will serve as "sweet corn" if you like field corn. You can find them where heirlooms are vended as as far as I know they are all open pollinated old time silage varieties. Goliath Silo averages about 15 ft.

Several common varieties at 8 feet and as farmerdill said, several novelties that claim 15' and I have seen a few that claim 24 feet. But growing conditions and other variables, not just genetics, determine the final height.

Dave

nice! did you get your golden bantam 12-row from baker creek?

Yep! ^_^

I heard the taller sweet corn is, the less raccoons can get to the ears. Does anyone know about this?

<I heard the taller sweet corn is, the less raccoons can get to the ears. Does anyone know about this?>

I wouldn't believe it. I've watched them just climb the stalk until their weight lays it over to where they can get the ears.

Dave