Fisher's Earliest Sweet Corn
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Fisher's Earliest sweet corn is a traditional flavor and early-maturing corn. One 15cm yellow kernel ear per plant.
It is best to pre-germinate seeds before sowing them in the ground. This involves soaking the seeds in lukewarm water in a temperate area of the house. After 12 hours, remove the water and rinse them twice a day. 2 to 3 days later, the sprout should appear. It's time to sow. Make sure to keep the soil moist to avoid interrupting the germination process.
It is recommended to replant the plants when they are 20 cm tall.
Growing tips for Fisher's Earliest sweet corn
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Sweetcorn
North Americans love sweet corn; they eat it when the grain is immature, at its peak sugar content. At harvest time, they gather for the traditional corn roast, which for many is a harvest celebration. Sweet corn is classified according to its sugar content.
Classification according to sugar level
Crossbreeding over the past few decades has led to the creation of corn cultivars with varying sugar levels. This results in four main categories.
Su cultivars
Su corn cultivars are the traditional tasting corn cultivars; their kernels contain a high sugar content if the cob is harvested at the right time. As soon as the cob reaches maturity, its sugar transforms
quickly into starch as well as after harvest. However, these cultivars are better adapted to cold
and stress than those in other categories and their germination rate is higher. In English, cultivars in this category are called "normal sugary" or "sugar normal" hence their symbol Su.
Yves Gagnon
Corn growing conditions
Corn is native to desert regions. Despite its adaptability, the species still thrives on light and heat while remaining drought tolerant. Corn can be grown in all mineral soils, with lighter soils favoring early vegetable crops and heavier, clayey soils offering higher yields. Corn requires a high level of compost or young manure. The soil can be amended with 2 tons of compost or young manure per 100 m2. The optimal pH for its cultivation is between 6 and 6.8.
Corn crop rotation
Corn is grown at the head of the rotation. A rotation of 4 years or more is recommended. If smut occurs, a rotation of at least 7 or 8 years is recommended.
Corn companionship
Corn makes an excellent companion to cucurbits; it should be planted to the west of them to act as a windbreak without shading them. Early lettuce can be transplanted between the rows of corn immediately after emergence. Intercrops can also be established between the rows to create a ground cover that will control competition, protect the soil from erosion, and serve as a fall green manure. The species that seem to give the best results are red clover, white clover, and hairy vetch. They are broadcast after hand or mechanical hoeing when the corn is 15 to 20 cm tall. The seed is buried by shallow tillage.
— These valuable tips were written by Yves Gagnon, in the book The ecological cultivation of vegetable plants , Colloidal Editions.
