Botanical Interests True Gold Sweet Corn Seeds
- Luxurious meal
- Very sweet and tender
- Plants are resistant to stalk-lodging
- Stalks are less likely to bend
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Old-fashioned corn like your grandparents grew! From the garden to the pot, 'True Gold' will transform any plate to a luxurious meal. Large, 9" ears are very sweet and tender, plants are resistant to stalk-lodging and stalks are less likely to bend and kink in windy areas.
Variety8"-9" ears with golden-yellow kernels; 2-3 ears per plant. 'True Gold' is selected from the 1955 hybrid by the same name, now open-pollinated. Plants resist stalk lodging (bending or kinking and falling over).
- Days To Maturity: 70-80 Days
- Family: Poaceae
- Type: Sugary Type (SU)
- Native: Americas
- Hardiness: Frost-Sensitive Annual
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Plant Dimensions: 5'-7' Tall
- Attributes: Frost Sensitive
When To Sow Outside
Recommended 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date and when soil temperature is at least 60°F; Ideally 65°-90°F.
When To Start InsideNot recommended; Roots sensitive to transplanting. Best results occur when seedlings are transplanted less than 2 weeks old.
- Days To Emerge: 5-10 Days
- Seed Depth: 1"-1-1/2"
- Seed Spacing: A Group of 2 Seeds Every 12"
- Row Spacing: 24"-36"
- Thinning: When 4" Tall, Thin To 1 Every 12"
Harvesting
Corn is ready about 3 weeks after the silks appear. Harvest when the silks are brown, but not dried and the husks are dark green; Ears should be plump and rounded rather than pointed at the tip. To test for ripeness, gently pull back the husk and pop a kernel; The liquid should be whitish; If it is still clear, ears are not quite ready.
Specifications- Type: Organic
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