Corn recommendations

10 years ago

Sorting through the sweet corn options is making my head spin... se, f1, synergistic, blahblahblah. Anyone have recommendations for an early, a late, and a white corn for me to try in Z5? I tried Bodacious and Silver Queen last year, had okay results in my first go-round with corn. Upping the ante this year with a much larger plot. I know what all of the above terminology means on paper... what's it mean in my harvest bucket and my mouth? Thanks all!

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10 years ago

first off zone 5 is irrelevant info and not usefully in this context.

your season length between you first and last frost date is more important in this context.

as for which it better tasting will not get into the differences between

su,se,sh2, synergy.

I prefer silver queen or silver king.

yellow corn is not considered traditionally to be used for human consumption here.

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wayne_5 zone 6a Central Indiana
10 years ago
I like Ambrosia bi-color for an early corn. I like Incredible for a little later yellow corn. I have no white corn ideas.
Creativeguy_z6_CT thanked wayne_5 zone 6a Central Indiana
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Creativeguy_z6_CT
Original Author
10 years ago
Season is mid-May to mid-Sept.
farmerdill
10 years ago
You have time to grow any variety that you wish. Other than for bragging, I have not found the extra earlies to be worth the effort. Some of the seventy day second earlies are prtetty good Silver Princess being my favorite in this category, Paydirt is a decent bi-color in this category, Sunglo for yellow. In the main season Silver King , Silver Duchess, Celestial for white, Utopia, Sugar Dots. Ambrosia, Yellow Kandy Korn. Late variesties Silver Queen, Argent, Incredible
Utopia

Sugar Pearl
digdirt2
10 years ago
" early, a late, and a white corn"

You want all of them whites? I don't really care for any of the earlys either although Butter and Sugar is pretty good. Wife loves Peaches and Cream. Mid season - ditto Silver King. I think it really boils down to personal taste buds.

Dave
Creativeguy_z6_CT
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks, all for your replies. Dave, just looking for at least one white among the early / late varieties. I appreciate the thoughts on early varieties... that may well impact my choices this season.
OldDutch (Zone 4 MN)
10 years ago
Kandy Korn it really is candy. The EH hybrids are very good, KK is pretty as well as delicious.