If you truly enjoy the sweetness of corn, you might like to try the bi-colored Ambrosia sweet corn variety. Bursting with juiciness and flavor, this variety will become a favorite. All types needs some tender loving care, but this variety can withstand some harvest neglect and still produce a great tasting ear.
The seeds can be ordered treated and untreated. Treated seeds have had a fungicide or insecticide applied to prevent usual diseases and insects from destroying the seeds before they can sprout. Generally, corn, as well as peas and beans will be offered this way.
Another reason for using treated products is that planting can be done at an earlier date. These sugary ears need to have warm soil to germinate properly. With a coating, the soil can be up to ten degrees cooler than when planting an untreated product. While gardeners differ slightly, the Zea mays var. Rugosa likes its rich bed at a nice 65 to 75 degrees.
Both field and eating varieties can make a comeback if met with a freeze. Even if the sprout breaks the soil, the crop may not be lost as the growing section lies under the earth. When the corn is bred for sugar content, large soft kernels, and a bi-color, it hasn't been toughened up for too many things to go wrong.
The Family, Genus, and Species of this variety is Poaceae, Zea, mays var. Rugosa. Ambrosia is the cultivator. Two letter descriptors give the gardener an idea of the sugar content of each variety. Normal sugary is noted with a su; sugary enhanced is labeled with se; and sh refers to a shrunken seed that produces an extra sugary variety.
Soil pH should be neutral ranging between a 6.6 and 7.5 reading. This is a hybrid and does not produce its own seed. Stalks grow between 1.8-2.4m/6-8ft tall and should be spaced 15-22cm to 22-30cm/6-9in to 9-12in apart. From planting to eating, expect to wait about 75 days.
As a hybrid the tassels will not produce seeds and therefore does not need to be isolated from other varieties. After picking the ears the sweetness of the kernels can hold for up to ten days. Gardeners have reported that less than perfect watering and care at the end of growth still produced a worthy product.
For a truly beautiful cob and sweeter than normal taste the Ambrosia sweet corn variety may just become your default crop. When you want to extend this harvest keep planting each week until mid-July. By performing a simple online search you will find several good places to order your seeds.
The seeds can be ordered treated and untreated. Treated seeds have had a fungicide or insecticide applied to prevent usual diseases and insects from destroying the seeds before they can sprout. Generally, corn, as well as peas and beans will be offered this way.
Another reason for using treated products is that planting can be done at an earlier date. These sugary ears need to have warm soil to germinate properly. With a coating, the soil can be up to ten degrees cooler than when planting an untreated product. While gardeners differ slightly, the Zea mays var. Rugosa likes its rich bed at a nice 65 to 75 degrees.
Both field and eating varieties can make a comeback if met with a freeze. Even if the sprout breaks the soil, the crop may not be lost as the growing section lies under the earth. When the corn is bred for sugar content, large soft kernels, and a bi-color, it hasn't been toughened up for too many things to go wrong.
The Family, Genus, and Species of this variety is Poaceae, Zea, mays var. Rugosa. Ambrosia is the cultivator. Two letter descriptors give the gardener an idea of the sugar content of each variety. Normal sugary is noted with a su; sugary enhanced is labeled with se; and sh refers to a shrunken seed that produces an extra sugary variety.
Soil pH should be neutral ranging between a 6.6 and 7.5 reading. This is a hybrid and does not produce its own seed. Stalks grow between 1.8-2.4m/6-8ft tall and should be spaced 15-22cm to 22-30cm/6-9in to 9-12in apart. From planting to eating, expect to wait about 75 days.
As a hybrid the tassels will not produce seeds and therefore does not need to be isolated from other varieties. After picking the ears the sweetness of the kernels can hold for up to ten days. Gardeners have reported that less than perfect watering and care at the end of growth still produced a worthy product.
For a truly beautiful cob and sweeter than normal taste the Ambrosia sweet corn variety may just become your default crop. When you want to extend this harvest keep planting each week until mid-July. By performing a simple online search you will find several good places to order your seeds.
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