Best kind of sweet corn?

[Shotgun Wedding]

I will second Mirai. Darn good corn for a bicolor. I prefer a yellow corn and not the bicolor as I believe genetics can be selected better without worrying about ending up with a "peaches and cream" type corn. For that i really like Honey Select. It is a triplesweet variety, SeSh2 and kicks any others to the curb.

Strong pollination and sturdy stalk. One mans opinion but google the varieties.

[cc_bob]

Maria is really tasty and probably one of the best.

Regardless of the variety, when buying seed make sure you aren't buying old seed. Always look to make sure it's not last years seed. I usually buy a pound at a time and start planting earlier than I should and continue planting every 2 weeks. A lot of time the early stuff doesn't make it but when it does I also don't keep left over seed, I've had bad luck with it not germinating.

While we're on the topic...
I use a push planter (Cole, Shure Grow) now, before that an Earthway (junk) and I've had a few Brinly and Sears (David Bradley) planters as well. The Brinly and sears planters were nice but I prefer the Cole planter, it's got a large front wheel and seems to be more consistent.

Before having a planter I used to plant by hand and there's two easy ways of doing that.

I made a planting stick from a piece of PVC tubing and the bottom of a jug. I wound then walk along and push the seed into the tube, much easier than bending over and the seed always went to where it was supposed to go. I still use this for planting other things.

The other way is more time consuming but works well. I took cheap toilet paper (not used) and cut it into narrow strips. I then used a dab of Elmers glue to glue a kernel every couple sheets. It makes for nice straight rows and only takes a few minutes to plant, but gluing the seed took for ever. This was OK since it was still snowing outside and I got to do a little gardening.

[Berwil]

Originally Posted by j4c11

I imagine cross-pollination may be an issue if you plant multiple varieties in close proximity, in the sense that none of them may taste the way they were intended to taste.

I would agree. I stagger 2 plantings so we get fresh corn twice. Can grow a different variety at each planting, shouldn't be a problem.

Bob, the seed I have been getting is in packets with a current exp date. Glueing seeds to tp is a new one on me. My wife thinks I'm anal for using a tape measure to space rows and setting string to keep them straight, couldn't imagine her look if I tried that! I will admit, pretty ingenious though.

I appreciate the input guys, next years sweet corn should be the best yet!
Thanks

Bill

[IHCadetCollector]

Ambrosia is the best that I have encountered. Grandpa ran a produce market for years and that's what he always planted.

[robpa]

I'm kind partial to Bodacious and Silver King. I had all my teeth pulled a couple weeks ago, during the peak sweet corn eatin season: vey poor planning on my part!!

[DoubleO7]

A SWEET CORN STORY..............
My Dad worked for a tin can company supplying corn canners in Illinois.
The canners said the farmers had to plant extra rows because the first few rows next to a public road always got cleaned out before harvest.