Honey Select, Corn Seed
10g approx packet
This outstanding TripleSweet synergistic (sy) hybrid has two types of kernels on each cob: 75% sugary enhanced (se) and 25% supersweet (sh2). Bred for the home gardener, this AAS Winner does not require isolation from other varieties to produce their fantastic flavour. Many home gardeners struggle with growing good corn because of cross pollination. This variety is not affected like other varieties when exposed to pollen from other varieties.
This is the sweetest variety for the home grower. The combination of hybrid kernels means excellent flavour is matched by a long harvest window and good keeping after harvest. The tender, sweet ears average 23cm (9") long, with 18-20 rows.
- Synergistic (sy) hybrid
- TripleSweet
- Does not require isolation
- 23cm (9") long ears, 18-20 rows
- AAS Winner
- Matures in 79 days
If starting indoors, start two weeks before plant out date. Can be direct sown.
If the soil is not warm enough, seeds often rot before sprouting – especially when not treated with fungicide. Untreated corn seeds should be planted only when the soil has warmed up above 18°C (65°F) – warmer for super-sweet (sh2) types, and even warmer for a good stand. Use a soil thermometer. If spring weather is cold, consider planting in flats or individual pots, indoors with bottom heat, for transplanting. Seeds should germinate in 7-10 days. If it rains after planting and corn does not emerge, just re-plant the area.
Starting
Do not soak corn seeds prior to planting. Plant 2-5cm (1-2″) deep (shallower for sh2 seed or in cool soil). Sow seeds around 7.5cm (3″) apart, in rows 60-90cm (24-36″) apart. Because corn is wind pollinated, plant in a dense block of at least 4 rows, rather than in single rows. This increases the chance of corn pollen, which emerges from male flowers at the growing tip, to fall down onto the receptive female silks that extend from each corn cob.
