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The oldest type of sweet corn contains more sugar and less starch than field corn intended for livestock. Tends to be heartier in respect to planting depth, germination and growth than other types. Begins conversion of sugar to starch after peak maturity or harvest, and as such is best eaten immediately after harvest.
Prior to seeding, apply four pounds of 10-10-10 fertilizer per 100 square feet. The fertilizer should be broadcast evenly and worked into the top 2 or 3 inches of soil.
Sweet corn (Zea mays convar. saccharata var. rugosa), [1] also called sweetcorn, sugar corn and pole corn, is a variety of maize grown for human consumption with a high sugar content. Sweet corn is the result of a naturally occurring recessive mutation in the genes which control conversion of sugar to starch inside the endosperm of the corn
Corn, shown here grown in Liechtenstein, is cultivated as a row crop. Dent corn (Zea mays var. indentata) is a fast-growing, vertically erect, short-lived annual plant and is similar to many other varieties of Zea mays. [5]
Silver Queen corn from Penny’s Produce in Willow Spring, NC, for sale at the NC State Farmers Market on July 19, 2022.
Sweet corn, harvested earlier than maize grown for grain, grows to maturity in a period of from 60 to 100 days according to variety. An extended sweet corn harvest, picked at the milk stage, can be arranged either by planting a selection of varieties which ripen earlier and later, or by planting different areas at fortnightly intervals. [74]