Ambrosia

Monday, 21 September 2009 13:47

75 days A new bi-color variety developed for home garden, fresh market, roadside stand, and shipping. Ambrosia is a homozygous sugary enhancer with superb eating quality. Ambrosia is the bi-color counterpart to Bodacious. Plump, juicy, and as delectable as its name! Named for its delectable taste, Ambrosia is as beautiful to see as it is to eat. The 8-inch-long ears are bursting with about 16 rows of jam-packed kernels in a checkerboard pattern of white and yellow. Measuring 2 inches across, the ears are large and very full -- the kernels are plump, juicy, and savory-sweet. Plants grow 6 1/2 feet tall, reaching their height earlier in the season than most.  Good tolerance of Stewart's Wilt. Sugar-Enhanced corn is creamier and more tender than Super Sweet, with stronger old-fashioned corn flavor, yet is sweeter than regular Sweet hybrids. This delicious variety retains its sweetness for up to 10 days after harvest. No isolation from other corn is necessary, and germination is easier than with Super Sweets. Sow after last spring frost, when the soil is warm. Corn is famously easy to direct-sow in any sunny spot. To extend your corn harvest, make successive plantings weekly up to mid-July, or plant varieties with differing maturity dates. Tolerant of Stewart’s Wilt and Northern Corn Leaf Blight. Establishment: Plant sweet corn in a well prepared seedbed that is warm and moist-do not plant too early in cold soil. Plant 22,000 to 25,000 kernals per acre if using a corn planter or 1 kernal every 8-9 inches if planting by hand. Go to table of corn varieties