Christie Apple, agronomist, says no we don’t have to worry if our sweet corn isn’t knee high late this week. Christie Apple ...

To prevent different varieties from cross-pollinating, which can affect the taste, only grow one variety of sweet corn at a ...

Standard sugary sweet corn varieties like Merit (yellow), Silver Queen (white), and Sweet G90 (bicolor) differ from field or grain corn in that kernels produce more sugar and less starch. They are ...

Sweet sunshine and honey ‘n pearl are popular shrunken varieties of sweet corn. Synergistic (sy) varieties combine sugar-enhanced with one of the other two types to create varieties, which have ...

Wondering how to preserve sweet corn seeds? Saving seeds from sweet corn is an easy way to keep your harvest delicious year after year. The Seed Garden (Seed Savers Exchange, 2015) by Micaela ...

Sweet corn harvested fresh from the home garden and cooked soon afterward is one of life’s great treats. If you have never had that experience, now is the time to plant sweet corn in the garden ...

Plant seeds about 1 inch deep and 12 inches from each other. Rather than one long row, plant sweet corn in three to four rows in small blocks.

Idaho contrasts with its neighbors when it comes to sweet corn. Seed is the state’s sweet corn niche. Some 66% of the world’s supply of sweet corn starts with seeds developed in Canyon County ...