Sweet Corn 'Legacy'
Sweet Corn 'Legacy' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
'Legacy' produces large cobs of golden corn on a hardy & rust resistant plant. A 'Sugary' (SU) hybrid, it contains about twice the amount of sugar of 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.
Product: Sweet Corn 'Legacy'
Product type: SEED (50)
Botanical name: Zea mays
Legacy' produces large cobs of golden corn on a hardy & rust resistant plant. A 'Sugary' (SU) hybrid, it contains about twice the amount of sugar of 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