Honey Select Sweet Corn. The best new advancement in eating quality and a must for every corn lover. This new variety combines the tenderness and sweet corn flavour of the SE types with the extra sweetness and extended shelf life of exotic varieties. Cobs produce 75% sugary enhanced kernels and 25% “supersweet” kernels to give you more “juicy corn taste” and longer lasting sweetness making them ideal for roadside markets or home gardens alike. Big 21cm (8.5in) ears average 18-20 rows of delicious yellow kernels. Medium green husk, good flags and dependable performance.
Attributes
Light Requirement: Full Sun
Planting Method: Direct Seed
Growth Habit: Sturdy
Days to Emergence: 10
Days to Harvest 79
Height: 1 – 2m (3 – 6ft)
How to Grow
When planting in rows, space the seed 10-15cm (4-6in) apart, later thinning to 20-30cm (8-12in) apart with the rows 55-75cm (22-30in) apart. To ensure proper pollination, plant at least 3 to 4 rows. Corn can also be planted with 3 to 4 seeds per hill in hills spaced 30cm (12in) apart. Work in a good general vegetable fertilizer at planting, keep weeds under control and the soil evenly watered through the season. Sow only when soils have warmed to 18 C. Some years this happens in mid May, other years we need to wait until late May or early June.