compatible sweetcorn varieties

[jayjaybee]

I am considering sowing sweetcorn this week. I have seeds of marshalls honeydew, swift and mirai bicolour. Does anyone know whether or not these varieties can be sown in the same area? Not necessarily in the same block but within say 15 feet of each other.

[daviddevantnhisspiritwife]

Can I Plant Two Kinds of Corn Beside Each Other? | eHow.com

I don't know anything about Sweetcorn growing so this might be utter drivel. Hopefully it will help!

[jayjaybee]

Will have a look, many thanks

[Mediteraneus]

Hi,
If there are in separate blocks, I guess cross polination is unlikely.

[Thelma Sanders]

this might help

Mirai® is as easy to grow as other corn, but it must be isolated from other varieties (EXCEPT other Supersweets) by at least 50 feet. This is important -- the plants will grow and set fruit just fine if grown among other varieties, but they will cross-pollinate and you won't be harvesting the true Mirai®. If you want to continue growing other varieties as well as Mirai®, just plant Mirai® at least 2 weeks after the others. (It appreciates warmer soil anyway!)

Bicolor Mirai 301BC Corn Seeds

[jayjaybee]

Magic, Thelma, just what I wanted to know. That discounts mirai this year. Will have to determine what 'type' marshalls honeydew is, as that is the variety I have sown already. I feel a bit of research coming on. Many thanks