Best sweetcorn

[kris1960]

Looking for recommendations for sweetcorn, please.
Mine was great last year but I dont know what variety it was- I have learned my lesson!

[Lumpy]

The one I have had the most luck with is Lark. It seems to cope with the weather a bit better than some of the others.

[Thelma Sanders]

The one I have had the most luck with is Lark. It seems to cope with the weather a bit better than some of the others.

I agree, it doesn't grow as tall as some, so copes better with my windy plot.
I grew Incredible once, and it tastes really lovely but a lot of the cobs grew with tassels instead of silks and vice versa, seems to happen with that variety

[Jungle Jane]

The sweetcorn I was trying to find this year,but couldn't,is 'seville' I only grew 6 in a block & they were all big,packed out cobs. The variety I tried last year were a real failure,I grew them amongst my runner beans,nitrogen rich soil but growth & cobs were thin,a neighbour did cut his blossom tree over it & crushed one of them,but I think they were definitely one to avoid,it wasn't lark,I'm sorry I don't remember the name??

[maverick451]

Jungle Jane you can get seville on ebay 99p

Ive read seville is the one that is better at lower temperatures for northern gardeners.

Personally I like Swift, so so vigorous.

[Jungle Jane]

Thanks maverick I usually get seeds from shops only,but it might be worth getting some online. It's also good to see everyone's recommendations,I've got some lark corn here. This year I'm growing ovation f1,they're about 1mm big,they popped up yesterday

[bario1]

I tried Swift and Lark last year and Lark outgrew the Swift from the onset. None of either variety came to anything though, they were all swamped by the squashes i grew them amongst. Trying Lark again this year but started earlier (first sowings already 8" tall), and I'll grow them in the polytunnel bed. I'm determined to get a homegrown sweetcorn!!

[Lumpy]

Our Lark went into the poly tunnel on Wednesday. They were about 6in tall so I covered them with a cloche to keep them warm. I had to shift them out of the porch (used as a greenhouse) because my toms think they are triffids and are taking over all the space. I will put the sweetcorn out in a few weeks and I am also going to sow some direct mid May (covered with cut down pop bottles.

[bario1]

Are you going to be growing them in the tunnel or outside?

[Jungle Jane]

A good way to find a variety of seed,is to see which varieties get the award of garden merit for the previous year,there are new seeds produced that we might not know about & maybe better than before. Here's a link to the list;
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/a...2014-fruit-veg

[Lumpy]

I'm going to shove them outside eventually. I found it boring that I had to keep shaking the plants to encourage pollen release for fertilization so went for the tried and very dubious method of letting the wind rattle them about a bit. For me the poly is more useful for toms, peppers etc.

[bario1]

Up here the poly is useful for anything that likes temps above 10 degrees!

[kris1960]

Are you going to be growing them in the tunnel or outside?

Outside- I'm thinking of growing climbing beans up them and some giant sunflowers. Would love to hear from anyone who has tried this.

[Jungle Jane]

I tried growing runner beans up the sweetcorn,the beans grew faster than the corn. A few lower down bean vine shoots took hold of the corn,strangled it's cob a bit. I had huge disaster with trying it,but only tried once with that failure seed that had thin growth & emptyish cobs.

[bario1]

I know the 'three sisters' concept sounds great, but I've yet to see it work in practice. As far as I can see, the beans and squashes will outgrow the sweetcorn robbing it of all the sunlight and all the nutrients in the soil...