Butter and Sugar

Saturday, 19 September 2009 13:57

78 days. Plant produces good yields of delicious 8" long bi-colored corn. Kernels are golden yellow and creamy white. Retains flavor. One of the most popular vegetables, freshly picked corn-on -the-cob is simply hard to beat for delicious flavor. This is a very sweet bi-color variety that is great for eating fresh or freezing and canning. Ears are plump and sweet. They grow on tall, vigorous stalks. Sowing: Sow seeds directly in the garden in spring after soil has warmed. Does best in deeply cultivated soil that is high in nitrogen. To aid pollination, avoid planting in a single row. For succession, plant every 3 weeks until early summer. Care: Water generously and fertilize when plants are 12-18" (30-45cm) tall. Harvest: Pick when silks turn brow. Test by piercing a kernel with thumbnail to see if it spurts a milky juice. Your health: Good source of several vitamins and minerals. More information: Light: full sun Seed depth: 1'/2.5 cm Seed spacing: 4-6"/10-15 cm Row spacing: 30-36 "/ 75-90 cm Days to sproud: 5-10 Plant spacing: 8-12" / 20-30 cm Days to maturity: 75 Height: 4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m) Seed Type: Hybrid Kernel Color: Yellow-White Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) Go to table of corn varieties