Cultivation of sweet sweet corn

Everyone knows about corn, and there is no person who would not love it in one form or another. Fresh, boiled, frozen, canned grains, corn porridge, and other varieties of healthy and tasty cereal.
Sugar-grade corn has found its admirers all over the world. Many gardeners enjoy growing it on their own.

Description and characteristics

This is an annual cereal, quite patiently related to a complex climate, different soils, and undemanding to care, high - from one and a half to three meters of plants.e. Differs in the presence of male and female flowers on one stem. Corn root reaches a length of more than one meter, has a very strong structure, fibrous.

Vitamins of group B, PP, C, carotene, as well as tryptophan and lysine, contribute to the rapid absorption of trace elements and the breakdown of carbohydrates.

So the corn grows

Ripe cobs usually reach 16 - 25 cm, have a dense structure, bright yellow seeds, tight to each other. Taste is delicate and sweet, milky.

How sweet corn differs from the usual

It is impossible to distinguish the seeds of regular fodder corn from sweet corn, if you do not have such experience. But, the seeds still have external differences:

• Fodder corn seeds are darker;
• Sugar varieties somewhat smaller;
• When boiling, sugar varieties swell faster and become tender;
• Even dry seeds, if bitten, are sweet on the sweet corn.

It is time to harvest

. Corn on the cob can be distinguished by the following characteristics:

• The cob is more rounded, barrel-shaped, with a blunt end;
• Grains are lighter, milky,
• If you crush a grain between your fingers, it almost breaks;
• Even those that are not thermally processed are sweeter in taste, and feedstuffs are difficult to crack;
• When cooking is ready in 10 minutes, and feed after half an hour will be very tough.

Sweetcorn is healthier and tastier than regular feed varieties. It is perfectly balanced complex of minerals and light sugars. The low level of starch allows it to feast upon itself, even on a diet.
Fodder varieties are tasteless, require long heat treatment, have very hard grains.

The best varieties

There are more than 500 sugar varieties, and everyone will definitely find the best for themselves.
Important: Early varieties are suitable for more severe climates, as they have time to ripen before cold weather, and later ones for southern latitudes - they are the most productive.

Dobrynya

Sweetcorn variety dobrynya

Early ripe variety, famous for its taste. Gentle grains, milky sweetness. Very fast and friendly germination of seeds, low-maintenance care. It is possible to plant seedlings or seeds as soon as a stable temperature is established above 10 degrees.
The plant is up to 170 cm high. 70 days after sowing, the seeds are filled with maturity and ready to eat.

Spirit

One of the most favorite varieties of gardeners. Up to 2 meters high, with 20 cm cobs, very sweet and juicy grains. It is ideal both for the use in boiled look, and for preservation.
Seeds are sown in April, and in May they are planted in the ground. Full ripeness reaches 2 months .

Ice nectar

Late-maturing super-sugar variety. The height reaches 2.5 m. Thermophilic, demanding watering and soil. Afraid of sudden changes in temperature. Maturity comes on 80 - 90 day. Suitable for all uses.

Lakomka 121

One of the early, high sugar sugar varieties. After 70 days gives a friendly harvest of grains of milky ripeness. Rich taste and resistance to diseases.
Thermophilous during the seedling period, but under the condition of hardening sprouts quickly adapts.

Planting rules

Planting corn in open ground

Observing simple conditions, gardeners and farmers get a rich harvest. It is important to consider several principles:

1. Prepare the soil in the fall before frosts - carefully dig, remove weeds.
2. When planting seeds in open ground, do not do this before mid-May. Shoots should not appear at temperatures below 10 degrees.
3. When planting seedlings, in April it is necessary to prepare the seeds: put them for one day on the sunny side on the windowsill or in the greenhouse, then hold for about an hour in cool water and rinse.
4. Seed planted in separate pots of 2 pcs. Strongly moisten the ground, cover with a transparent film before germination.

Cultivation and care technology

The cultivation technology is almost the same as conventional varieties. When the first shoots appear:

• it is necessary to loosen the soil after each watering;
• to prevent the soil from drying out;
• to weed;
• to monitor the appearance of painful plants and promptly remove them.

Important: in the process of forming the cob, you need to carefully consider the irrigation, since the size of the cob and the sweetness of the grains directly depend on the quality of the irrigation.
Top dressing:

1. After the appearance of the first five sheets, it is necessary to feed potash fertilizers;
2. If the leaves have a light shade, they turn yellow a little, add nitrogen fertilizers when watering;
3. If the edges of the leaves look singed, the plant has a clear lack of potassium.

Diseases and pests

The most common diseases are:

Fusarium

Corn disease - fusarium cobs

Fungal disease. Appears most often in the period of excessive humidity and affects already ripe ears. Grains acquire a light patina and begin to rot. It is important to check the crop, and remove diseased plants .After harvest burned.

Stem Rot

During the growth period, dark spots are found on the lower part of the stem. It affects the ear, slowing the growth of the plant. Only burning diseased plants will help. In the fall, it is necessary to burn all the leaves and stems, change the place of planting next year, or pickle with fungicides.

Corn rust

Bright reddish spots on the underside of the green leaves. A fungal disease in which spores form on the leaves. For prophylaxis, seedlings are treated with

faringicide. Sugar corn varieties are excellent cereals. Its use is undoubted, and if you decide to grow it yourself on your land, choose varieties based on the location of the site, your priorities and wishes. And on your table all year round there will be these sweet golden grains in any form.