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Hobo,NC
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A bud gave a bag of candy corn I have been planting it ever since...
Richard G.
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Obsession. Best corn we have ever had.
Fordfarmer
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Bodacious. Good taste and yield, better
standabilty and tolerance of too wet or too
dry weather than other varieties I've
tried.
standabilty and tolerance of too wet or too
dry weather than other varieties I've
tried.
Rollie NE PA
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I plant Silver King for my roadside stand. Sells very well.
Doug Cotton
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In my opinion, get some Ambrosia and try it. You certainly won't
be disappointed. Everyone that has tried it, says its the best
they've ever tasted.
be disappointed. Everyone that has tried it, says its the best
they've ever tasted.
Old fashioned shoepeg variety from R H Schumways. Best tasting corn I have eaten in 69 years. If you are
buying it to sell, you better look at a picture. Most folks have not seen corn on the cob like this. Big
beautiful ears, like I said best tasting corn I have eating.
buying it to sell, you better look at a picture. Most folks have not seen corn on the cob like this. Big
beautiful ears, like I said best tasting corn I have eating.
larry@stinescorner
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I liked one called Serendipity
Northvale PA
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We have planted Ambrosia many years and it is very, very good eating. Problem we have constantly is
that about 2-3 weeks before ripe, a Tstorm will blow over the stalks. We mound up the roots and have
even staked the rows with twine. So, we switch to something with better stand ability but less taste.
that about 2-3 weeks before ripe, a Tstorm will blow over the stalks. We mound up the roots and have
even staked the rows with twine. So, we switch to something with better stand ability but less taste.
Richard G.
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Thanks, I will look into that.
rustyfarmall
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I second the motion for "Incredible". Just boil it and eat. No need for butter, salt, or pepper.
rustyfarmall
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I second the motion for "Incredible". Just boil it and eat. No need for butter, salt, or pepper.
Great question! There are lots of new types out there that are very good. I grow 10--12 acres of sweetcorn and will hand harvest
and sell anywhere from 50--150 dozen a day, from June 20 to labor day. We are kind of known as the place to get sweetcorn in the
county.
I used to prefer the SE varieties like incredible and ambrosia, but anymore there are some better ones out there. I now plant
either what is called a synergistic SE type, such a Montauk or Primus, or a augmented SH2 such as Nirvana or Extra tender 274A.
The Roundup ready ones are all good as well, but my customers prefer a sweet but tender kernel, and some of the older supersweets
are a little too crunchy for my taste. A big part of good corn is picking it just right.
Really need to look at a commercial grower seed catalog. I get a lot of seed from Rupp Seeds out of Ohio.
and sell anywhere from 50--150 dozen a day, from June 20 to labor day. We are kind of known as the place to get sweetcorn in the
county.
I used to prefer the SE varieties like incredible and ambrosia, but anymore there are some better ones out there. I now plant
either what is called a synergistic SE type, such a Montauk or Primus, or a augmented SH2 such as Nirvana or Extra tender 274A.
The Roundup ready ones are all good as well, but my customers prefer a sweet but tender kernel, and some of the older supersweets
are a little too crunchy for my taste. A big part of good corn is picking it just right.
Really need to look at a commercial grower seed catalog. I get a lot of seed from Rupp Seeds out of Ohio.
cumminspuller
Member
Obsession II. No need to add anything to it. I get it from the retailer I work for. We sell a pile of it. For about the past 4 or 5 years that is the only sweet corn I order. Once people try it they forget about everything else.
Great answer! I've tried many of those we can get locally, like Bodacious, Incredible, Peaches and Cream, NK 199, etc. All pretty good, but have been curious what those who grow it to sell are using.
Due to cross pollination issues with field corn, I have never tried the super sweets, but plan to give them a run this year. Will plant late enough that any issues with field corn should be gone. I raise more than I can use, but don't sell anything. More like give away the surplus to family, friends and neighbors. Part of the appeal of the super sweets is I've heard the harvest window stretches out to 10 days or so to better utilize it all.
Since I will only plant a few dozen 50 foot rows, staggered as to maturity, I don't need more than pound or so of anything, so a lot of commercial seed sources would laugh at me.
If Obsession II is a tasty treat and resistant to ear worms, I'd be all over that. I spray for those, but it doesn't seem to help much.
rustyacres sd
Member
My preference is serendipity. Before that it was Peach's and Cream, but gave serendipity a try and been planting that since
spacecadet9
Member
I like the round-up ready, like Obsession II, but it seems like it's sold primarily for big plantings. I'd like to find a source of smaller packets of RR sweet corn. Our son got a small bag from a guy the was splitting up a big bag but we lost contact with the source. For a non RR corn my fav is Kandy Korn. It's a super sweet hybrid that doesn't cross with field corn.
Give away samples to get them hooked eh? You sound like a drug dealer.....but I've heard some folks are addicted to sugar so maybe it works! **
Is your vision of Vision the same as this Vision:
https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/corn/sweet-corn/vision-mxr-treated-f1-corn-seed-6073T.html
If so, that is a doable source of seed for me. We order from several mail order seed outlets, this being one that seems to cater to small gardens and small scale commercial growers alike.
** I do the same with my hay. They come look at it and I give them a bale to feed their nags to see if they will eat it. They have all come back to buy.
One last thing about Vision.......went to a University field day last year and that was the first and only time I'd heard of Vision. What caught my interest was an off-hand comment from the tour guide about one group of testers they paid attention to......the ones with impeccable taste.......it was the local coons.
Out of maybe 30 or so varieties they tested, the coon's A#1 preference was always Vision.
rustyfarmall
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We discovered "Incredible" sweet corn a few years ago. Found it at Earl May's. Incredibly sweet and juicy. Don't really even need butter, salt, or pepper. It is all we raise anymore.
We plant Bodacious for canning or freezing, it really holds up well and retains its flavor.
We have planted Country Gentleman which is an old OP "shoe peg" style corn and we were surprised at how sweet it was, and tall plants as well.
For some really early stuff, I try to get some Early Sunglow from Shumway planted as soon as I can.
We have planted Country Gentleman which is an old OP "shoe peg" style corn and we were surprised at how sweet it was, and tall plants as well.
For some really early stuff, I try to get some Early Sunglow from Shumway planted as soon as I can.
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