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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: LivvyW on September 11, 2013, 20:44

Title: In need of recommendation for a short sweetcorn.
Post by: LivvyW on September 11, 2013, 20:44

I need a sweetcorn seed for next year that grows no more than 6ft and preferably produces 2 cobs of fat sweet corn. Am I asking too much?

I have limited space in the polytunnel, and this year  they reached the top of the polytunnel and bent over. It makes the pollen damp and pollenation more tricky.

Any suggestions?

Title: Re: In need of recommendation for a short sweetcorn.
Post by: mumofstig on September 11, 2013, 21:08

When I grew Lark it never got very tall but that was outside - perhaps they would grow taller in the warmer conditions inside, whichever variety you chose?

Title: Re: In need of recommendation for a short sweetcorn.
Post by: viettaclark on September 11, 2013, 22:52

Golden Nugget is short but only has 1 cob usually. Very sweet but I had bad pollination this year and the cobs were only half full!!!

Title: Re: In need of recommendation for a short sweetcorn.
Post by: leeks r us on September 11, 2013, 23:07

probably could grow them on the diagonal across each other so one plant pollinates the other i always grow swift which are quick growing sweet variety and are usually pretty reliable they grow to 5 or 6 ft in the polytunnel.

Title: Re: In need of recommendation for a short sweetcorn.
Post by: Kristen on September 12, 2013, 10:28

I've grown Swift in greenhouse and they only get to 5' - 6', but never had two cobs off them.

Title: Re: In need of recommendation for a short sweetcorn.
Post by: viettaclark on September 12, 2013, 11:07

Sorry Livvy! It's "SWEET Nugget F1" and the seeds were freebies from vegetableseeds. Only 3 feet high (outside) so nice and compact and VERY sweet. Very pleased...will get more.