Bodacious

Saturday, 19 September 2009 14:21

Packed large, juicy golden kernels---18 full rows on every 8-inch ear. Bodacious Hybrid Sweet Corn has sweet, flavorful and exceptionally tender! It was developed for the home garden and the fresh corn market. Corn is much better home grown than bought from a store. Bodacious is a truly homozygous sugary enhanced hybrid. Its wide adaptability in northern latitudes and consistent performance have made Bodacious the most popular variety in its class Fine for canning and freezing. As dependable as it is delicious. Excellent disease resistance. Sweet corn has come a long way! Plant in the spring, a week or two after the last spring frost or when the soil is warm. In the deep south, this can be as early as February. Successive plantings in two week intervals will produce a much longer cropping season. 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. Zones: 3 - 9 annual Height: 87 inches Spacing: 8-12 inches between plants; 30-36 inches between rows Depth: 1-2 inches Spread: 15-18 inches Sun/Shade: full sun Germination: 5-8 days Days to maturity: 75 Yield: 10 dozen ears/100 foot row Comments: Tender kernel. Superior sweet flavor. Holds well after harvest. Yellow corn. Go to table of corn varieties