Sweet Corn 'Bicolor'
Sweet Corn 'Bicolor' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Large cobs of supersweet corn, with an attractive colour contrast of cream and gold kernels; produces 2 cobs per plant, disease resistant. This is untreated hybrid seed with a high germination. This is an F1 hybrid so is not suitable for seed saving.
Product: Sweet Corn 'Bicolor'
Product type: SEED (50)
Botanical name: Zea mays
Syn.: syn. Polaris
Bicolor' has an attractive colour contrast of cream & gold kernels on large cobs. A 'supersweet' hybrid, it is twice as sweet as older varieties & is slower to convert sugar to starch. It should be grown at a different time to other sweet corn as cross-pollination will reduce its sweetness. Please note this seed is an F1 hybrid and so is not suitable for seed saving.
Plant type: Warm season annual; frost tender
Plant height: 2 m high
Sow when: Germinate best at 20 - 35°C soil temp.
Temperate: Spring until January
Subtropical: September - February
Tropical: April - June
Germination: 10 - 14 days
Depth: 2 - 4 cm deep
Position: Full sun; sow direct; protect seed from rodents & birds
Sow where: Fertile, well drained, pH 5.5 - 7; heavy feeder, add compost
Rows: 60 - 90 cm apart
Details: When roots appear at the 1st node on the stem, hill the plants 25-30 cm deep
Harvest: 85 days: start checking when silk is brown and dry; kernel should be milky
50 seeds per packet
Zea mays
syn. Polaris
Warm season annual; frost tender
Sweet Corn 'Bicolor'
Large cobs of supersweet corn, with an attractive colour contrast of cream and gold kernels; produces 2 cobs per plant, disease resistant. This is untreated hybrid seed with a high germination. This is an F1 hybrid so is not suitable for seed saving.