Sweet Corn 'Golden Bantam'
Sweet Corn 'Golden Bantam' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
'Golden Bantam' is an open-pollinated, heritage, golden sweet corn with a rich flavour that has been a home garden favourite since 1902. It produces 12-18 cm long cobs, with 2 or more cobs per plant. It is suitable for early sowing as it tolerates cooler soils. The leaves and stems are a good animal forage.
Product: Sweet Corn 'Golden Bantam'
Product type: SEED (50)
Botanical name: Zea mays
Golden Bantam' is an open-pollinated, heritage, golden sweet corn with a rich flavour that has been a home garden favourite since 1902. It produces 12-18 cm long cobs, with 2 or more cobs per plant. It is suitable for early sowing as it tolerates cooler soils. The leaves and stems are a good animal forage.
Plant type: Warm season annual; frost tender
Plant height: 1.5 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: 78 days: start checking when silk is brown and dry; kernel should be milky