15 Sweet Corn Vegetable Seeds

• You will get 15 Seeds of Sweet Corn Vegetable Seeds.
• This staple American crop takes up to 83 days. Full season fresh market bicolor corn. Designed for a fresh market, roadside stand, and home garden. The Peaches and Cream Hybrid variety of corn seeds is a hybrid that provides a high yield of yellow and white kernels. The stalks produce large, 8 inch ears. The Peaches and Cream Hybrid crop does best with full sun, in grow zones three to eleven.
• Sow.
• One Week after frost or when the soil consistently reaches 60 degrees F, plant the seeds 1-in deep and 8-12 apart, planting blocks of four short rows ensures good pollination. Germination should take place in 5-6 days.
• Grow.
• After the corn emerges, keep it moist and carefully remove weeds, since corn cannot fight against weeds, mulch may be beneficial. Additional organic matter or compost helps growth, since corn is a heavy feeder, keep in mind that corn has shallow roots which can easily become damaged by hoeing. Watch out for pests, as corn attracts many problematic insects and animals.
• Harvest.
• About three weeks after the corn silk appears, it will begin to turn brown, this signals that the corn is nearly ripe. When the dernel of sweet corn release a milky substance when pierced, they are ready to be harvested. Sweet corn usually tastes sweetest if picked in the morning. The unhusked ears can be kept in the fridge for up to one week.