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Originally Posted by clkeiper
Just curious what you planted before and what you planted this year. I am also wondering how many ears you normally expect on a stalk of corn. I am always delighted if we hit fertilizing just right along with rain and pollination and get two ears per stalk, but that is an anomaly, I think.
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I had to look back at my receipts, but the best crop of corn for me was the Northern Xtra-Sweet Hybrid from Burpee which produced about 4 ears per plant sometimes 5. They were very good and sweet but very particular about overcrowding which led me to what I planted this year which was the Butterfruit Hybrid 5122 from Park Seeds. I like the flavor a little better, but the ears are way too small and only 1-2 ears per plant, just not worth the space. The Northern Xtra sweet ended up producing more corn per sq ft of garden space by far.