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joseph · March 13, 2016

There are 4 basic types of sweet corn:

Super sweet
Sugary enhanced
Synergistic
Old fashioned

The first three tend to be problematic, because germination can be spotty. Planting treated seed helps. Planting into well warmed soil helps.

I don't like super sweets and synergistic corns, because they taste medicinal to me. I really like sugary enhanced, but don't grow it, because I won't intentionally poison my food, and it doesn't germinate reliably for me without poisons.

So I grow only old fashioned sweet corn. It's reliable, chewy, and not too sweet.

I allow about 2 to 2.5 square feet per plant. Planting several short rows in a block works better than one long row.

March 13, 2016	#7
joseph Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Cache Valley, N/E of The Great Salt Lake Posts: 1,244	There are 4 basic types of sweet corn: Super sweet Sugary enhanced Synergistic Old fashioned The first three tend to be problematic, because germination can be spotty. Planting treated seed helps. Planting into well warmed soil helps. I don't like super sweets and synergistic corns, because they taste medicinal to me. I really like sugary enhanced, but don't grow it, because I won't intentionally poison my food, and it doesn't germinate reliably for me without poisons. So I grow only old fashioned sweet corn. It's reliable, chewy, and not too sweet. I allow about 2 to 2.5 square feet per plant. Planting several short rows in a block works better than one long row.