Vegetable Seeds Sweet Corn Varieties - 45 Seeds

Product Description

Sweet Corn Varieties

Includes:: four varieties of sweetcorn for their strong stems sweet flavours & tolerance of British summer weather.

Includes::

• Lark F1 Hybrid.
• Ovation F1.
• Conqueror F1 Hybrid.
• Northern Extra Sweet F1 Hybrid.

Ideal For: kitchen garden

Flowering Period: July August

Sowing Months: April May

Position: full sun

Height: 210cm

Spread: 45cm

Directions: Sow sweetcorn seeds from April to May in 7cm pots of free draining seed compost at a depth of 2cm. Place in a propagator or seal the container inside a polythene bag at temperature of 18-24C until after germination which takes 7-10 days. After germination grow sweetcorn plants on in cooler conditions for 10
- 14 days. When all risk of frost is passed transplant into fertile well-drained soil in full sun with shelter from winds. The tassels at the top of the plant & laden with pollen & are wind pollinated & should therefore be planted in blocks rather than rows to ensure good pollination. Plant 45cm between each plant.

Alternatively direct sow sweetcorn seeds outdoors in May once the soil has warmed at a depth of 2cm & a distance of 35cm apart. Sow 2 seeds per station & thin out the weakest seedling per station after germination.