Argent

Monday, 21 September 2009 13:50

It is unsurpassed in eating quality. Argent is a white sweet corn with superb sweet, creamy flavor and excellent cultivation traits. Argent sweet corn adapts well to cool soils and has a high tolerance ot Stewart's Wilt and Northern Corn Leaf Blight. Corn prefers a deep, rich well drained soil. Harvest the ears when the husks are dark green and the silks are brown but not brittle. Corn is usually ready 3 weeks after silks appear. Argent is a white sweet corn with superb sweet, creamy flavor and excellent cultivation traits, including adaptability to cool soils, and high tolerance to Stewart's Wilt and Northern Corn Leaf Blight. Argent is a heterozygous sugary enhanced (suse) hybrid. Husk is tough, providing some protection from pests. Similar to 'Silver Queen' in flavor and tenderness, but is ready about a week earlier. •    Days to maturity: 86 •    When to sow outside: Spring, a week or two after last average frost date. •    When to sow inside: Corn does not transplant well and should not be started indoors. •    Seed depth: 1" •    Seed spacing: 6 •    Row spacing: 2' to 3' •    Days to emerge: 5 to 10 •    Thinning: When 4" tall thin to 1' apart. •    Minimum soil temperature is 55F Go to table of corn varieties