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m1ckz

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« on: January 11, 2014, 07:29 »
whats the best sweetcorn to grow..ty

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Re: sweetcorn
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2014, 07:46 »
Earlibird for me! Sweet, hard to kill, fast growing and crops well.  The other people rave about is Swift, I believe
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Re: sweetcorn
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2014, 07:56 »
The last 3 years I have grown Tasty Gold F1 kings seed, planted in a nice big block 40 -50 plants the cobs are huge. We just love it a real taste of summer and we are still munching on it from the freezer, although we are on the last few cobs.
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Re: sweetcorn
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2014, 12:11 »
I grow Swift after recommendations on here, and love it!
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Re: sweetcorn
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2014, 15:11 »
I've had good results with "Applause"

Cheers,  Tony.
« Last Edit: January 23, 2014, 18:24 by Kleftiwallah »
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Re: sweetcorn
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2014, 15:25 »
I have always grown Lark before and it is exceptional. Last year though I found them a bit TOO sweet! Almost sickly sweet, so am changing to one called Ambrosia this year as the cobs look lovely.

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Re: sweetcorn
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2014, 20:46 »
I am new to the gardening lark but everyone is telling me to look for a sweet variety as the growing season is short up North (I'm in Yorkshire) Hope this helps  :nowink:

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Re: sweetcorn
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2014, 21:24 »
Sweetness is not necessarily related to suitability for northern climates.  What you need to look for is varieties which are suitable for northern climates e.g. with short growing seasons.
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