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Part 2: Cauliflower to Corn
Cauliflower
A Brassica, Cauliflower produces just one head and then is done. Because of this, I would like to plant a very short season variety that I can rip out once it is harvested. This will give sunlight and room to the beets I plant with it. Cauliflower days to maturity are based upon the day of transplanting.
Links: University of Illinois Extension, North Carolina State, WHFoods, Cauliflower Recipes,
Soil: Prefers lots of humus and lots of droppings, or heavy commercial fertilizer. Soil should be firm, not loose.
Companions: Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Kale, Mustard Greens,
Germination: 93 percent when soils are 59 degrees.
Group: Brassica (Brassica oleracea [botrytis group]) Other Brassica: Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Kale, Mustard Greens. Harvest before heads become over mature and 'ricey'. Tie leaves over the cauliflower to keep heads white. If heads are bitter, add a small amount of boron to your soil.
Planting: Start indoors, set plants out
| Days to
Maturity |
Name - Description | Plant Height/Length | Product | |||
| John 62, Stok 65, | Recommend Fremont - WHITE - Self Wrap, Everything a cauliflower should be. Best Cauliflower we have ever eaten. Wow! Grown 2005-08. Will grow in '09. Medium Seed Potency |
6 to 8 inch heads | 2 to 2.5 pounds | |||
| Farm 70, Gurn 70, Pine 55, Shum 60, | Snow Ball - WHITE - Self Blanching | 5 to 7 inch heads | ? | |||
| John 68, Jung 70, Park 75, Terr 75, Vrmt 70, | Amazing - WHITE - Self Blanching/Wrapper Leaves | 7 to 10 inch heads | Heavy | |||
| Pine 68, Terr 53, | Early Dawn - WHITE - Self Blanching/Wrapper Leaves | 5 to 8 inch heads | 1 to 2 pounds | |||
| Park 70 , | Ravella - WHITE - Wrapper Leaves | 8 to 10 inch heads | 1.5 to 2.5 pounds | |||
| Stok 73 | Wentworth - VERY WHITE - good wrap | Heavy | ||||
| Gurn 55 Feld 55, John 50, Jung 60, Nich 53, Pine 53, Shum 48, Stok 48, Terr 55, Ttom 65, Vrmt 48, | Snow Crown - [AAS Winner] WHITE- Tolerates some heat. Grew this in 2002-2004. Reasonable production. Heads are uncovered and tend to yellow. Would consider growing this again. Can turn bitter. High Seed Potency | 7-8 inch heads | one to two pounds | |||
| Varieties We Rate as Failures: | First White, Artica | |||||
Celery
Celery is a rather long seasoned crop for Wyoming. But it is possible to grow it here. It serves as an attractant for lady bugs. Heavy feeder of fertilizer, and needs constant water. Mulch is advisable.
Links: Texas A&M, Gardeners Net,
Soil: Prefers lots of humus and lots of droppings, or heavy commercial fertilizer. Soil should be loose.
Companions: Carrots, Lettuce
Germination: Seeds germinate 12 to 18 days from planting.
Group: Celery (Apium graveolens) We use celery as a bee attractant, and plant it in with herbs and flowers.
Planting: Start indoors, set plants out after all danger of frost is plant.
| Days to
Maturity |
Name - Description | Plant Height/Length | Product | |||
| John 80, Stok 100, | Ventura - A Utah type, 6 to 8 stalks per plant | 24 to 26 inches | 11 to 13 inches | |||
| Nich 115, Shum 85, Seed 93, | Golden Self Blanching - Very early yellow-type, no strings | 20 to 30 inches | ||||
Chard - Swiss Chard
My wife turned me onto chard and now I can not get enough. It is hearty and prolific. A three foot row has kept two families in chard all summer. Cut outer leaves first. Use leaves raw in salads, or cook leaves and stalks down in a little water the way you would cook spinach. Add lemon juice once cooked.
Soil: Prefers lots of humus and lots of droppings, or heavy commercial fertilizer; but will grow in any soil. Soil should be loose, sandy is fine.
Companions: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Lettuce, Onion
Germination: 100 percent when soils are 41 degrees. This one loves cool soils.
Group: Beets (Beta vulgaris, [cicla group]) Other Beets: Beets. We like chard a bit more each year. Harvest leaves when 8 to 10 inches long. More leaves will grow from the center of each plant.
Planting: Direct sew only
| Days to
Maturity |
Name - Description | Plant Height/Length | ||
| Burp 60, Farm 55, Feld 55, Gurn 55, John 55, Jung 60, Nich 55, Park 60, Pine 50, Sche 56, Shum 60, Stok 55, Terr 60, Ttom 60, Vrmt 55, | Recommend Bright Lights, [AAS Winner] various colored stalks, though the largest number are white, Delicious. Medium Seed Potency |
9 to 18 inches | ||
| Sche 58, | Golden Sunrise, Deep golden stalks, midribs and veins, Delicious. Medium Seed Potency | 16 to 24 inches | ||
| Sche 50, | Orange Chiffon, Glowing tangerine-oranage stalks, midribs and veins, Delicious. Me dium Seed Potency | 24 inches | ||
Sweet Corn
Like wheat, rice, and even bamboo, Corn is a grass. Corn was first grown, and quite extensively, by Native Americans. Generally, the shortest season corn does best in Wyoming. Avoid corn that is over 80 days to maturity, and get it in the ground as early as possible (being mindful of the last average day of frost for your area). I have observed that it is also desireable to try to get corn that grows tall and produces big ears. Big ears seem to have a lot more flavor. Taller plants keep ears far enough off the ground to deter mice and skunks. Corn likes lots of water and rich soil. It is a heavy feeder. It seems to tolerate any of the squash family nearby. It likes to be planted in square masses rather than in long thin rows. Plant just one variety of corn unless your beds are very widely separated. Mixing varieties is a bad idea.
Modern hybrid corn comes in three types:
1. Normal Hybrid, sometimes denoted by (su) behind the variety name, are easy to grow and do not need to be isolated from other corn.
2. Supersweet Hybrid, often denoted by (sh or sh2) behind the variety name, are the sweetest hybrids, and keep their sweetness for days in the refrigerator. But they do need to be isolated from other corn.
3. Sugar Enhanced Hybrid, often denoted by (se or EH) behind the variety name, are extra tender and sweet. They do not require isolation from other corn.
Some catalogs now give a degree of lattitude at (or above) which a particular corn variety will grow well. Pay attention to this information. Here is a list of Lattitudes for Wyoming:
Sheridan - 44.80 degrees, Casper - 42.87 degrees, Cheyenne - 41.14 degrees
Links: Iowa State University, University of Illinois Extension, University of Minnesota, Virginia Tech, WH Foods,
Soil: Prefers lots of humus and lots of droppings, or heavy commercial fertilizer; but will grow in any soil. Soil should be loose, sandy is fine. Corn likes good drainage.
Companions: Beans, Pole Beans, Carrots, Cucumber, Melon, Peas, Pumpkin, Squash
Germination: 97 percent when soils are 59 degrees. Corn can be sensitive about cool soils. Direct seed.
Group: Grain (Zea mays) In 2004 we burned a big pile of old dead plants in the corn patch and the fire sterilized the soil. Harvest ears when silk turns dark and ears bend away from the main stalk. Kernels should be bright, plump, and milky.
Planting: Due to rot, do not presoak. If your soil is bug-free, then direct seed.
More About Corn
Do not plant corn in single rows, or even 2 or 3 rows. Do not plant a lot of different varieties together. Here is why. Corn has male and female 'flowers' on each stalk. The males are at the top, the females are about half-way up the stalk. Modern hybrid corn likes to accept pollen only from its own specific kind. (I once planted four varieties in alternating rows...and did not get a single ear.)
Since corn is polenated either by gravity or by wind, and the shape of the corn plant just about prohibits a plant from polenating itself, corn planted in masses is best.
The corn in the following chart has been sorted (in order) for plant height, 75-85 days, cold soil emergence, cob size. It was our observation that really tall corn outperformed shorter corn in 2004, the eighth coldest summer in the U.S. on record.
These varieties need NO isolation
Source
and
Days
Name - Description
Color
Plant
Height
Ear
Length
Inches
Kernel
Rows
Cold Soil Emergence
John 66,
Spring Treat (se)
Yellow
60"
7 3/4"
15
Good
John 70,
Sugar Buns (se+)
Yellow
66"
7"
14
?
John 77,
Colorow (se+)
Yellow
78"
8"
16
Aver.
John 66,
Fleet (se+)
BiColor
60"
7 1/2"
14
Good
John 68,
Trinity (se+)
have grown in past, do not recommend
BiColor
60"
7 3/4"
15
Strong
John 74,
Mystique (se+)
BiColor
?"
8"
16
Aver.
John 75,
Luscious (se+)
suppliers confused about type, do not grow
BiColor
72"
7 3/4"
17
Aver.
John 79,
Brocade (se+)
BiColor
?"
8 1/2"
17
Aver.
John 80,
Delectable (se+)
BiColor
?"
8 1/4"
18
Aver.
John 72,
Sugar Pearl (se+)
White
78"
7 3/4"
15
Aver.
John 74,
Whiteout (se+)
White
76"
8 1/4"
17
Good
John 79,
Augusta (se+)
White
78"
8"
17
?
John 73,
Double Standard (su)
BiColor
60"
7"
13
?
John 91,
Silver Queen (su)
White
84"
8"
17
Lousy
John 75,
Luscious (se+)
suppliers confused about type, do not grow
Yellow
72"
7 3/4"
17
?
John 81,
Seneca Dancer (se+)
BiColor
78"
8"
18
Good
Jung 73,
Butter and Sugar (su)
BiColor
66"
7 1/2"
?
?
Jung 85,
Kandy Korn (se)
Yellow
90"
8"
15
Aver.
Jung 75,
Bodacious (se)
Yellow
87"
8"
17
?
Jung 67,
Spring Treat (se)
Yellow
60"
7 3/4"
15
Superb
Jung 74,
Silver Princess (se)
White
72"
7 1/2"
19
?
Jung 70,
Trinity (se)
have grown in past, do not recommend
BiColor
72"
8"
14
?
Jung 82,
Delectable (se)
BiColor
84"
8 1/2"
18
?
Jung 75,
Ambrosia (se)
have grown in past, do not recommend
BiColor
78"
8"
16
Aver.
Jung 82,
Silver King (se)
White
78"
8"
17
Aver.
Jung 92,
Silver Queen (su)
White
96"
8"
15
Aver.
Nich 84,
Argent (se)
White
?"
8 1/2"
16
?
Nich 75,
Ambrosia (se)
BiColor
72"
8 1/2"
16
?
Nich ?,
Luscious (se)
suppliers confused about type, do not grow
BiColor
80"
8"
16
?
Nich 62,
Early Sunglow (Su?)
have grown in the past, do not recommend
Yellow
48"
?"
?
?
Nich 75,
Bodacious (se)
?
?"
?"
?
?
Nich 75,
Frosty (se)
White
?"
8"
16
Aver.
Nich 84,
Incredible (se)
have grown in past, do not recommend
Yellow
?"
9 1/2"
?
Lousy
Nich 84,
Miracle (se)
?
74"
9 1/2"
?
?
Burp 72,
Chubby Checkers (se)
BiColor
78"
8 1/2"
16
?
Burp 70,
Peaches and Cream (se)
BiColor
66"
8 1/2"
19
?
Burp 73,
Sugar Pearl (se)
White
78"
8"
15
?
Burp 75,
Silver Choice (se)
White
84"
8"
?
?
Burp 73,
Breeder's Choice (se)
Have grown in the past. Would grow again.
Yellow
84"
8"
?
?
Burp 66,
Early Choice (se)
Yellow
54"
7 1/2"
?
Excellent
Burp 64,
Early and Often (se)
Yellow
72"
8"
?
?
Burp 89,
Kandy Korn (se)
Yellow
102"
8"
?
?
Burp 75,
Ruby Queen (se)
Red
84"
8"
?
?
Burp 92,
Silver Queen (su)
White
90"
8 1/2"
?
Lousy
Burp 78,
Honey and Cream (su)
BiColor
60"
6"
8
Good
Terr 70,
Precocious (se)
Yellow
66"
7"
?
good
Terr 60,
Earlivee (su?)
have grown in past, do not recommend
Yellow
60"
6 1/2"
?
?
Terr 75,
Seneca Horizon (su?)
Yellow
60"
9"
?
Good
Terr 88,
Silver Queen (se)
White
?"
8"
?
Lousy
Terr 75,
Sugar Buns (se)
Yellow
63"
7 1/2"
?
?
Terr 85,
Bodacious (se)
Yellow
84"
8"
?
?
Terr 89,
Kandy Korn (se)
Yellow
90"
8"
?
?
Pine 84,
Incredible (se)
have grown in past, do not recommend
Yellow
96"
9 1/2"
?
Lousy
Pine 79,
Lancelot (se)
BiColor
?"
8"
17
?
Pine 72,
Sugar Buns (?)
Yellow
66"
7"
14
?
Pine 77,
Honey and Cream (se?)
BiColor
89"
7"
13
?
Pine 64,
Quickie (?)
BiColor
54"
7 1/2"
?
?
Pine 86,
Argent (se)
White
77"
8 1/2"
16
?
Vrmt 94,
Silver Queen (su)
White
74"
8"
15
Lousy
Vrmt 54,
Earlivee (?)
have grown in past, do not recommend
Yellow
?"
6 1/4"
?
?
Vrmt 68,
Early Sunglow (?)
have grown in the past, do not recommend
Yellow
66"
6 1/2"
12
?
Vrmt 70,
Peaches and Cream (su)
BiColor
?"
7 1/2"
?
?
Vrmt 85,
Iochief (su), 1951 AAS Winner
Yellow
84"
9 1/2"
16
?
Vrmt 84,
Honey and Cream (su),
BiColor
?"
?"
?
Good
Vrmt 78,
Immaculata (se)
White
?"
8 1/2"
17
?
Vrmt 64,
Seneca Showshoe (se)
White
?"
7 1/2"
14
?
Vrmt 67,
Quickie (se)
BiColor
60"
7"
14
?
Vrmt 82,
Delectable (se)
BiColor
84"
8 1/2"
18
?
Vrmt 75,
Ambrosia (se)
have grown in past, do not recommend
BiColor
78"
8"
16
?
Vrmt 85,
Incredible (se)
have grown in past, do not recommend
Yellow
?"
?"
?
Lousy
Vrmt 83,
Kandy Korn (se)
Yellow
80"
8"
15
Excellent
Vrmt 73,
Kandy King (se)
Yellow
?"
8 1/2"
16
?
Vrmt 75,
Bodacious (se)
Yellow
87"
8"
16
?
Vrmt 82,
Silver King (se)
White
?"
8"
17
?
Vrmt 74,
Silver Princes (se)
White
72"
7 1/2"
19
?
Vrmt 71,
Bon Appetit (se)
BiColor
?"
?"
?
?
Park 62,
Early Sunglow (Su?)
have grown in the past, do not recommend
Yellow
51"
6 1/2"
?
?
Park 72,
Sugar Buns (se)
Yellow
?"
7"
14
?
Park 75,
Bodacious (se)
Yellow
84"
8"
18
?
Park 65,
Legend (se)
Yellow
78"
8"
17
?
Park 74,
Silver Princess (se)
White
78"
?"
?
?
Park 82,
Silver King (se)
White
78"
?"
17
?
Park 82,
Sweet Temptation (se)
BiColor
72"
7 1/2"
?
?
Park 75,
Ambrosia (se)
have grown in past, do not recommend
BiColor
78"
8"
16
?
Park 92,
Silver Queen (su)
White
96"
8 1/2"
15
Lousy
Park 75,
Luscious (se)
growers are confused about type, do not grow
BiColor
?"
8 1/2"
16
?
Park 68,
Spring Treat (se)
Yellow
60"
8 1/2"
12
?
Park 73,
Sugar Pearl (se)
White
78"
8"
16
?
Park 73,
Double Standard (su?)
BiColor
?"
7"
?
Good
Feld 81,
Kandy Korn (se)
Yellow
?"
8"
15
?
Feld 83,
Double Delicious (se)
Yellow
?"
9 1/4"
19
?
Feld 83,
Peaches and Cream (se)
BiColor
?"
6 1/2"
10
?
Feld 75,
Bodacious (se)
Yellow
?"
8"
18
good
Feld 65,
Sugar Baby (se)
Yellow
108"
8 1/2"
14
good
Feld 88,
Silver Queen (su)
White
96"
8 1/2"
15
Lousy
Gurn 76,
Cloud Nine (se)
White
?"
8 1/2"
17
?
Gurn 83,
Double Delicious (se)
Yellow
?"
9"
?
?
Gurn 68,
Quickie (se)
Yellow
60"
7"
14
Good
Gurn 81,
Kandy Korn (se)
Yellow
?"
8"
15
?
Gurn 75,
Bodacious (se)
Yellow
?"
8"
18
?
Gurn 72,
Sugar Buns (se)
Yellow
?"
?"
?
?
Gurn 88,
Silver Queen (su)
White
?"
8 1/2"
15
Lousy
Gurn 84,
Honey and Cream (su)
BiColor
?"
7 3/4"
?
?
Stok 67,
Head Start (se)
Yellow
66"
7 1/2"
13
?
Stok 69,
Welcome TSW (se)
Yellow
66"
8"
16
good
Stok 70,
Colorow TSW (se)
Yellow
74"
8 1/2"
17
?
Stok 74,
Whiteout (se)
White
78"
8"
16
?
Stok 77,
Cloud Nine (se)
White
?"
8 1/2"
?
?
Stok 80,
Denali (se)
White
72"
7 3/4"
15
?
Stok 60,
use above 43rd parrallel
Aladdin (se)
BiColor
?"
7 3/4"
14
?
Stok 61,
use above 43rd parrallel
Speedy Sweet (se)
BiColor
?"
7 1/2"
13
Excellent
Stok 62,
use above 43rd parrallel
Fleet (se)
BiColor
?"
7 3/4"
14
?
Stok 63,
use above 41st parrallel
Trinity (se)
have grown in past, do not recommend
BiColor
72"
8"
14
Good
Stok 64,
use above 41st parrallel
Jester II (se)
BiColor
?"
8 1/4"
15
?
Stok 64,
use above 41st parrallel
Fast Lane (se)
BiColor
?"
8 1/2"
15
Good
Stok 65,
use above 41st parrallel
Seneca Spring (se)
BiColor
?"
7 3/4"
13
Good
Stok 67,
use above 41st parrallel
Bon Jour TSW (se)
BiColor
?"
7 3/4"
15
?
Stok 68,
Temptation (se)
BiColor
?"
8"
16
Good
Stok 66
use above 41st parrallel,
Geronimo (se)
BiColor
?"
8 1/2"
17
?
Stok 70,
use above 40th Parrallel,
Ivanhoe (se)
BiColor
?"
8 3/4"
17
?
Stok 67,
Navaho (se)
BiColor
?"
8"
16
?
Stok 70,
Chippawa (se)
BiColor
84"
8 3/4"
17
?
Stok 73,
Luscious TSW (se)
suppliers confused about type, do not grow
BiColor
?"
8 1/2"
17
?
Stok 78,
Accord (se)
BiColor
?"
8 1/2"
19
?
Stok 79,
Sensor (se)
BiColor
?"
8 1/2"
16
?
Stok 81,
Brocade TSW (se)
BiColor
78"
8 1/2"
17
?
Stok 82,
Delectable (se)
BiColor
?"
9"
17
?
These varieties need isolation
John 67,
Frisky (se/sh2)
BiColor
60"
7"
13
?
John 69,
Polka (se/sh2)
BiColor
66"
7 3/4"
15
Strong
John 75,
Vision (sh2)
Yellow
81"
7 3/4"
17
Good
John 71,
Xtra Tender 270A (sh2)
BiColor
69"
8 1/4"
16
Good
John 74,
Xtra Tender 272A (sh2)
BiColor
63"
8"
17
Good
John 80,
Xtra Tender 275A (sh2)
BiColor
84"
7 1/2"
18
Aver.
John 81,
Xtra Tender 277A (sh2)
BiColor
72"
7 1/2"
19
Aver.
John 76,
Xtra Tender 374A (sh2)
White
69"
7 3/4"
17
Good
John 80,
Xtra Tender 378A (sh2)
White
74"
8"
18
Good
Source
and
Days
Name - Description
Color
Plant
Height
Ear
Length
Inches
Kernel
Rows
Cold Soil Emergence
John 81,
Montauk (se/sh2)
BiColor
78"
8"
18
Good
Jung 78,
Mirai 350BC (su/se/sh2)
BiColor
78"
8"
?
?
Jung 71,
Mirai 308BC (su/se/sh2)
BiColor
66"
8"
?
?
Jung 71,
Mirai 131Y (su/se/sh2)
Yellow
72"
8"
?
?
Jung 68,
Early Extra Sweet (sh2)
Yellow
66"
8 1/2"
14
?
Jung 67,
Northern Extra Sweet (sh2)
Yellow
66"
9"
14
?
Jung 76,
Golden Bantam (OP?)
have grown in the past, do not recommend
Yellow
66"
6"
10
?
Jung 75,
Xtra Tender 277A (sh2)
BiColor
?"
7 1/2"
19
?
Jung 70,
Xtra Tender 270A (sh2)
BiColor
?"
8"
?
?
Jung 78,
Krispy King (sh2)
Yellow
?"
8"
19
?
Jung 82,
Sweetie (sh2)
Yellow
78"
6 3/4"
16
?
Jung 70,
Xtra Sweet 4427 (sh2)
BiColor
54"
8"
14
Good
Jung 75,
Radiance (sh2)
Yellow
78"
9"
17
Good
Jung 75,
Luscious (se/sh2)
suppliers confused about type, do not grow
BiColor
72"
8 1/2"
17
?
Nich 75,
Golden Bantam (Op?)
have grown in the past, do not recommend
Yellow
60"
7"
?
?
Nich 81,
Marvel (sh2)
?
?"
?"
?
?
Burp 80,
Golden Bantam (OP)
have grown in the past, do not recommend
Yellow
60"
?"
?
Good
Burp 85,
Illini Xtra Sweet (sh2)
Yellow
78"
8"
16
?
Burp 71,
Early Xtra Sweet (sh2)
Yellow
66"
9"
?
?
Burp 67,
Northern Xtra Sweet (sh2)
Yellow
60"
9"
?
?
Burp 78,
Maple Sugar Hybrid (se/sh2)
Yellow
?"
7"
?
?
Burp 80,
Sun and Stars (sh2)
BiColor
84"
8 1/2"
?
?
Burp 75,
Tripple Crown XP Hybrid (se/sh2)
Yellow
?"
?"
17
?
Burp 75,
Tripple Crown XP Hybrid (se/sh2)
White
?"
?"
17
?
Burp 75,
Tripple Crown XP Hybrid (se/sh2)
BiColor
?"
?"
17
?
Terr 75,
Luscious (TSW)
suppliers confused about type, do not grow
BiColor
?"
8 1/2"
16
?
Terr 73,
SugarPearl (TSW)
White
78"
8"
?
?
Terr 85,
Golden Bantam (OP)
have grown in the past, do not recommend
Yellow
66"
6"
?
?
Terr 82,
Serendipity (se/sh2)
BiColor
72"
8"
?
?
Terr 81,
Passion (se/sh2)
Yellow
?"
8 1/2"
?
?
Terr 87,
How Sweet It Is (sh2)
White
84"
8 1/2"
?
?
Terr 85,
Supersweet Jubilee (sh2)
White
96"
8 1/2"
?
?
Pine 78,
Golden Bantam (Op?)
have grown in the past, do not recommend
Yellow
?"
6 1/2"
?
?
Pine 79,
Honey Select (se/sh2)
Yellow
?"
8"
19
?
Pine 71,
Bon Apetit (TSW)
BiColor
80"
8"
?
?
Vrmt 79,
Honey Select (se/sh2), 2001 AAS Winner
Yellow
?"
8 1/2"
16
?
Vrmt 82,
Serendipity (se/sh2)
BiColor
?"
8"
17
?
Vrmt 85,
Illini Xtra Sweet (sh2)
Yellow
72"
8"
16
?
Vrmt 63,
Northern Xtra Sweet (sh2)
Yellow
72"
8 1/2"
14
?
Vrmt 76,
Honey N Pearl (sh2)
BiColor
72"
9"
17
?
Vrmt 70,
Xtra Tender 270A (sh2)
BiColor
?"
8"
?
?
Vrmt 77,
Xtra Tender 277A (sh2)
BiColor
78"
7 1/2"
19
?
Park 76,
Butterfruit Bicolor (sh2)
BiColor
84"
8"
?
?
Park 76,
Honey and Pearl (sh2)
BiColor
?"
9"
17
?
Park 87,
How Sweet It Is (sh2)
White
?"
8"
17
?
Park 72,
Butterfruit Original Early (sh2)
Yellow
60"
?"
?
?
Park 82,
Avalon (se/sh2)
White
?"
?"
?
?
Park 79,
Honey Select (se/sh2)
Yellow
?"
?"
?
?
Park 66,
Revelation (se/sh2)
BiColor
?"
7"
15
Good
Feld ?, >
Golden Bantam (Op?)
have grown in the past, do not recommend
Yellow
?"
5 1/2"
?
?
Feld 78,
Honey and Pearl (sh2)
BiColor
?"
7 1/2"
?
?
Feld 67,
Northern Extra Sweet (sh2)
Yellow
?"
9"
?
good
Feld 87,
How Sweet It Is (sh2)
White
?"
8 1/2"
?
?
Feld 77,
Field's Vanilla Ice (sh2)
White
?"
8 3/4"
18
?
Feld 82,
Field's Golden Dream (sh2)
Yellow
?"
8 1/2"
17
?
Gurn 78,
Honey 'n Pearl (sh2)
BiColor
?"
8 1/2"
18
?
Gurn 67,
Northern Xtra Sweet (sh2)
BiColor or Yellow
?"
9"
?
Good
Stok 66,
use above 43rd parrallel
Northern Super Sweet (sh2)
Yellow
?"
8 3/4"
16
?
Stok 67,
use above 40th parrellel
Extra Early Super Sweet (sh2)
Yellow
?"
11"
13
?
Stok 67,
Iceberg (sh2)
White
?"
7 3/4"
16
?
Stok 62,
use above 43rd parrallel
Frisky (se/sh2)
BiColor
54"
7 1/2"
14
?
Stok 62,
use above 41st parrallel
Polka (se/sh2)
BiColor
66"
8 1/2"
15
good
Stok 73,
Nantasket (se/sh2)
BiColor
72"
8"
17
?
Stok 76,
Synergy (se/sh2)
BiColor
?"
7 3/4"
17
?
Stok 78,
Montauk (se/sh2)
BiColor
78"
8 1/4"
17
?
Stok 80,
Cinderella (se/sh2)
White
72"
8"
16
?
Stok 80,
Mattapoisett (se/sh2)
White
78"
8"
17
?
Stok 82,
Avalon (se/sh2)
White
72"
8 1/4"
16
?
Stok 76,
Honey Treat (se/sh2)
Yellow
?"
8"
16
?
Seed 65,
Tripple Play (su?)
MultiColor
52"
?"
?
Good
Seed 75,
True Gold (su?)
Yellow
72"
7 3/4"
?
?
Seed 80,
True Platinum (su?)
White
72"
7 1/2"
?
?
Farm 60,
Sugar and Gold (?)
BiColor
50"
7 1/2"
?
?
Farm 54,
Earlivee (?)
have grown in past, do not recommend
Yellow
42"
7"
14
?
Farm 75,
Bodacious (se)
Yellow
?"
8"
18
?
Farm 65,
Northern Extra Sweet (Sh2)
Yellow
?"
8 1/2"
?
?
Farm 85,
Kandy Korn (se)
Yellow
?"
?"
?
?
Farm 68,
Golden Beauty (?)
Yellow
?"
9"
9
?
Farm 81,
Sweetie (sh2)
Yellow
?"
?"
?
?
Farm 72,
Early Extra Sweet (Sh2)
Yellow
66"
8"
?
?
Farm 75,
Ambrosia (se)
have grown in past, do not recommend
BiColor
?"
8"
16
?
Farm 84,
Butter and Sugar (sh2)
BiColor
72"
8"
13
?
Farm 54,
Earlivee (su)
have grown in past, do not recommend
Yellow
42"
7"
14
?
Shum 82,
Miracle Hybrid (se)
Yellow
?"
9 1/2"
20
?
Shum 75,
Golden Bantam (OP)
have grown in the past, do not recommend
Yellow
60"
6"
8
?
Shum 67,
Earlivee (?)
have grown in past, do not recommend
Yellow
?"
?"
14
?
Shum 70,
Trinity (se)
have grown in past, do not recommend
BiColor
72"
8"
14
?
Shum 80,
Iochief (su)
Yellow
84"
9 1/2"
16
?
Shum 67,
Earlivee (su)
have grown in past, do not recommend
Yellow
?"
8"
14
?
Shum 66,
Early Sunglow (su)
have grown in past, do not recommend
Yellow
66"
6 1/2"
12
?
Shum 84,
NK 199 (su)
Yellow
?"
8"
19
?
Shum 83,
Kandy Korn (se)
Yellow
102"
8 1/2"
14
?
Shum 73,
Kandy King (se)
Yellow
78"
8 1/2"
14
?
Shum 87,
Tendertreat (se)
Yellow
?"
9"
16
?
Shum 69,
Peaches and Cream (se)
BiColor
?"
7"
?
?
Shum 82,
Delectable (se)
BiColor
78"
8 1/2"
18
?
Shum 74,
Silver Princess (se)
White
72"
7 1/2"
19
?
Shum 75,
Bodacious (se+)
Yellow
87"
8"
16
?
Shum 86,
Argent (se+)
White
72"
8"
16
?
Shum 75,
Ambrosia (se+)
have grown in past, do not recommend
BiColor
78"
8"
16
?
Shum 73,
Butter and Sugar (sh2)
BiColor
66"
7 1/2"
?
?
Shum 77,
Xtra Tender 277A (se/sh2)
BiColor
66"
7 1/2"
19
good
Shum 85,
Silver Queen (su)
White
96"
8 1/2"
15
Lousy
Shum 82,
Honey Select (se/sh2)
Yellow
?"
8"
?
?
Shum 82,
Serendipity (se/sh2)
Yellow
?"
8"
17
?
Shum 85,
Illinichief Xtra Sweet (sh2)
Yellow
?"
8"
15
Lousy
Shum 87,
Super Sweet Jubilee (sh2)
Yellow
96"
8 1/2"
17
Lousy
Shum 63,
Northern Xtra Sweet (sh2)
Yellow
?"
8 1/2"
14
Good
Shum 87,
How Sweet It Is (sh2)
White
84"
8 1/2"
18
Lousy
Shum 75,
Radiance (sh2)
BiColor
?"
8"
?
Lousy
Sche 74,
Silver Princess (se)
White
?"
7"
?
?
Varieties We Rate as Failures:
Early Sunglow, Golden Bantam, Polar Vee, Ambrosia, Trinity, Incredible
If the corn you planted earlier in May did not emerge, or if you are tired of trying to nurse corn through the second and third weeks of June (often much colder than the first week of June), consider planting a shorter season corn with good cold-soil emergence sometime in the last week of June. Here is a chart for that kind of planting for the Casper, Wyoming area (5,100 feet elevation, Zone 4). This chart is based on picking corn on September 10:
See Catalog or Package
DATE TO PLANT:
June 22
June 23
June 24
June 25
June 26
June 27
June 28
June 29
June 30
Days to Maturity for Corn
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