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Post by Alan on Apr 19, 2007 23:45:07 GMT -5
Are there any other good, short season (70 days or less) sweet corns with good cool soil emergence (germination) other than seneca arrowhead. I would like to find a couple more to augment my initial crop. -Alan
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Post by Tom Akers on Apr 20, 2007 0:30:09 GMT -5
I have been growing Sweet Chorus from Harris for the last couple of years. It seems to do well in early season conditions. It is not, however OP.
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Post by Alan on Apr 21, 2007 21:50:36 GMT -5
Thats ok, OP doesn't matter with corn (to me anyhow) since i'm growing this for markett. I may have to try out that chorus next year, i'm wondering if there are other varieties (like seneca arrowhead) which were bred particularly for cold soil and short seasons. Seneca is 62 days to maturity (though probably closer to 70-75. -Alan
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Post by bunkie on Apr 22, 2007 14:28:21 GMT -5
we have and are growing these two this season. have had lots of success in the past with good production. we used to buy at Garden City Seeds, but got it from Peters Seed this year. peace, bunkie.
Art Verrell's (SU-White) 4 1/2' plant ... a uniform, cool-weather tolerant, white, sweet corn. 6 1/2" uniform ears with rows od very tender kernels. selected for over 30 years by Art Verrell for cold-soil germination, earliness, uniformity and fine eating quality. this is tender enough for folks with dentures. a northern sweet corn (60 days)
Ashworth...similar to Art Verrell in many respects including good germination in cool soils. a yellow corn.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Apr 22, 2007 21:04:39 GMT -5
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Post by Alan on Apr 24, 2007 22:23:25 GMT -5
hahahahhaha, I totally wouldn't tell my customers that, but maybe the rats know what they are talking about!!! It's hard to say!
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Post by johno on Apr 24, 2007 23:24:17 GMT -5
My best ears of popcorn are selected by woodpeckers, oddly enough... They work the husk over at the tip until they can peel it back. I use other ears for seedstock, too, but the birds always point out the best ones. I think I have proof of this in one of my '06 pics.
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Post by winter unfazed on Apr 14, 2008 11:09:21 GMT -5
My list of OP sweet corn varieties good for cold soil emergence includes:
Ashworth, Yukon Chief, Nuetta, Yukon Supreme, Extra Early Golden Bantam, Art Verrell's, Painetd Mountain Sweet, and Canadian Orchard Baby.
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Post by canadamike on Apr 14, 2008 19:02:12 GMT -5
BICOLOR
Seneca dancer (Stokes) Temptation (Siegers) Sugar baby ( OSC seeds)(+) Trinity ( OSC seeds)
WHITE
Argent (Stokes)(+)
YELLOW
Earlivee (Vesey's)(+) Seneca horizon (Vesey's)(+) Sunnyvee ( OSC seeds) (+)
I have not grown all of them, only 5 (+) I know I can rely on descriptions of these companies.
This is my best imitation of Z'MAN, the great Googler ;D ;D
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Post by canadamike on Apr 14, 2008 19:13:29 GMT -5
Alan, Orchard Baby is available here: www.prseeds.ca/catalogue/corn.php?C=CornI was on the phone with the owner today, to order many things, including orchard baby and Simonet. Both HAVE to be good in cold soil. He harvest SIMONET, his best seller , AT THE BEGINNING of august, in Saskatchewan, which means it HAS to have VERY GOOD cold soil emergence. This is friggin cold Saskatchewan after all, not Florida. And it is an OP and I invited Jim here. Look up his list, it is inspiring, knowing where he gardens. Very short season melons for hybridising...and more
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Post by winter unfazed on Apr 29, 2008 8:09:36 GMT -5
Mike, a lot of the ones you mentioned are hybrids.
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