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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Jayb on August 18, 2013, 14:46:11

Title: Multi-coloured sweet corn experiment
Post by: Jayb on August 18, 2013, 14:46:11
Last year I grew a mix of  sweet corn varieties, they were all grown together to let them cross, mix and mingle. I saved seed which I then mixed up. A year on, these are the plants grown from that seed. Plants have grown well and are overall quite tall approx 7-8', a couple of short ones there too which I think are derived from the variety Jade Blue. Seems to be a fair mix of colours and cob sizes. Overall I'm pleased with the results and I picked a couple for lunch today, mmm delish. The shorter of the two cobs was sweet and tender but with a good corn taste, the longer one was very tender and sweet, with almost a fragrant hint to it. Both very tasty  :drunken_smilie:
Title: Re: Multi-coloured sweet corn experiment
Post by: Spookyville on August 18, 2013, 17:40:02
Like the look of those. Going to be trying sweet corn for the first time next year
Title: Re: Multi-coloured sweet corn experiment
Post by: manicscousers on August 18, 2013, 17:43:22
I was looking at seed for these last week, I'm tempted to give them a try  :happy7:
Title: Re: Multi-coloured sweet corn experiment
Post by: patchworkperson on August 18, 2013, 19:48:31
On my must plant next year list