Sweet Corn Type

Sweet Corn Type Seed

Sweet corn can be divided into three types: normal sugary (SU), sugary enhancer (SE) and supersweet (Sh2). SUs are best suited to being picked, husked and eaten within a very short time. Sugar Enhanced (SE) corn contains a gene that significantly raises the sugar content above standard SU varieties.

Get a jump start by planting the Trinity corn early in cooler soil! This corn variety is a slender, 8" ear that has 14-16 rows of fine-grained, tender-crisp, very sweet kernels. Trinity as strong germination for early, cool soil planting. The average plant height is 5'. This corn is great for cooler climates!

Honey Select Sweet corn is known for it's tenderness, flavor and of course, sweetness. No wonder this variety is an All American Selection winner! Honey Select corn is a yellow Triplesweet that will produce large ears with medium-green husks and good flags. Honey Select produces a very high quality ear that can average 8.5" in length with 18-20.

The Bodacious corn is a beautiful, uniform, well-filled ear of corn. This high quality yellow sweet corn that has large, mouth-watering kernels. The Bodacious has 18 rows and 8" ears and its kernels are delicious, sugary and very tender. Bodacious is a great corn for fresh eating, freezing and canning. This variety is a popular yellow market variety that holds well once picked and it tolerates cold weather conditions better than most.

The Butter and Sugar corn is considered the best tasting corn by many gardeners. It is a favorite for its sweet flavor, texture and quality. This plant produces 1 or 2 ears, 7-1/2 inches long with 12 to 14 rows of bicolored kernels. The Butter and Sugar maintains quality and texture for several days.  This corn variety truly as a great sugary flavor that is second to none.

Providence corn is one of our favorite corns to grow for market use! This corn is a TripleSweet bicolor sweet corn with excellent eating quality that is suited for roadside and farm market sales. The husk package is medium green with moderate flags and covers the tip well. We're sure that this corn is going to be your's or your customer's favorite!

The Buttergold corn has a sweet, tender and delicious flavor that is one you can't beat! This large sugary corn has a great keeping quality, making them excellent for freezing. With good cold soil emergence, the Buttergold is perfect for growing in northern climates, but it can perform well anywhere. Enjoy the mouth-watering sweet flavor of this corn in just 63 days!

Solstice is an early maturing, bicolor corn that is part of the Augmented family. This is the fastest maturing corn in the augmented category. Solstice has strong emergence, a good size ear, a strong husk covered tip, and exceptional tip fill. It has a quick snap for ease in picking and a short shank for packaging. Solstice’s early slot allows it to work well with Nirvana and both items will build customer loyalty with their unique bite and taste. Intermediate Resistance: Northern Corn Leaf Blight

The Sugar Buns is hard to beat as this variety is an old-time favorite with an excellent taste. This corn is an early maturing corn that is very sweet. The Sugar Buns is one of the sweetest of the SE (Sugar Enhanced) genotype and it is definitely a customer favorite!

Peaches and Cream is one of the sweetest and most tender corns ever developed. This variety is a delicious gourmet bicolor sweet corn that has a great tasting yellow and white kernels. Peaches and Cream matures early for a quality bicolor and sweet flavor.

The Ambrosia Corn is a sugar enhanced (SE) bi-color sweet corn with an excellent flavor. This F1 hybrid is a favored plump and juicy corn variety! Named for its delectable taste, Ambrosia has a mix of tasty white and yellow kernels! Ambrosia's 8" long ears are bursting with about 16 rows of jam-packed kernels. This corn will retain its flavor for up to 10 days.

The Silver Queen corn is a white sweet corn variety that matures late-season. This F1 Hybrid is one of the sweetest and most tender corns ever developed. The Silver Corn is the popular late-season variety with tenderness and flavor worth waiting for. Breeders will tell you in general that white kernels are just a little sweeter than yellow. This variety is also widely adaptable and has superb eating for normal sugar genotype.

Temptress is your early choice for the Quad Sweets as it has strong emergence and a sturdy plant. The consistency of Temptress is impressive for its early maturity, it has strong tip fill, good husk protection and even rowing on good size ears while still boosting the superb eating quality of the QuadSweets. Temptress works very well with the later maturing Nectar. High Resistance to Common Rust (PsRpGDJ) and Intermediate Resistance to NCLB and MDM

Eden is a game-changer as it unites the exceptional quality of taste and texture of the Augmented varieties with emergence and vigor. This high yielding and uniform sweet corn have a great tip fill and beautiful white kernels with even rowing. It is also easy to pick, packs well, and has held power from field to consumer. In trial after trial, Eden has proven itself to be exceptional on every level.

Honey & Cream is an old-time classic that still holds its own with good emergence and an heirloom flavor. Intermediate Resistance: Common Rust, Northern Corn Leaf Blight

The Serendipity corn is a new type of corn offering 2 kernel types - 75% sugar enhanced and 25% supersweet. This variety has a crunchy, sweet flavor that bursts from these plump ears! One of an entirely new type of corn called TripleSweet, Serendipity combines the crunchy texture of sugar enhanced types with the extra sweetness and holding ability of the supersweets! The Serendipity is absolutely delicious!

Cameo is a synergistic corn variety. This corn is an excellent grower long 9" ear size. One of the best tasting synergistic varieties we sale. It has a wide range of adaptability and versatility in several markets making Cameo a dependable choice. Intermediate Resistance: Common Rust, Stewart’s Wilt, Northern Corn Leaf Blight