confused about corn! please help!

aimeruni · June 7, 2012

I've never grown it before. I know sugar (standard corn) and sugar enhanced (se) have to be isolated OR planted 2-3 weeks apart w/harvest time; if you don't the corn is starchy and/or flavor of SE corn is worsened due to cross pollination from sugar corn.

If I plant the sugar variety and SE together, and plant the sugar variety 2-3 weeks after, will it still affect the flavor of the SE corn or not?

Am growing SE, cause it keeps better than standard corn. Varieties I have are quick to mature (60-65 days) germinate well in cool soil, and are about 4-'5' tall which allows for closer spacing. Varieties are early sunglow (sugar, normal corn), butterfruit, and quickie (both of these are sugar enhanced).

I've looked up different types of corn (sugar, sugar enhanced etc.); unfortunately there are so many different types, and ways of referring to them, I still don't get it. Could really use clarification w/this.

June 7, 2012	#1
aimeruni Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Brooksville FL, zone 9a Posts: 67	confused about corn! please help! I've never grown it before. I know sugar (standard corn) and sugar enhanced (se) have to be isolated OR planted 2-3 weeks apart w/harvest time; if you don't the corn is starchy and/or flavor of SE corn is worsened due to cross pollination from sugar corn. If I plant the sugar variety and SE together, and plant the sugar variety 2-3 weeks after, will it still affect the flavor of the SE corn or not? Am growing SE, cause it keeps better than standard corn. Varieties I have are quick to mature (60-65 days) germinate well in cool soil, and are about 4-'5' tall which allows for closer spacing. Varieties are early sunglow (sugar, normal corn), butterfruit, and quickie (both of these are sugar enhanced). I've looked up different types of corn (sugar, sugar enhanced etc.); unfortunately there are so many different types, and ways of referring to them, I still don't get it. Could really use clarification w/this.