Height: 3 –1 2 "Width: 18–48"Depth: 18– 3 6"Co r n
Annual/Tender/Warm Season
Wat e r : Moderate to heavy
Sun : Full
Companion Planting :
pro: Bush beans, beets, cabbage, squash
con: Tomatoes, pole beans
Pests : Aphids, armyworms, beetles,
earwigs, birds, raccoons
Diseases : Wilt, rust, corn smut
Soil: Sandy loam for early growth va
rieties; clay/peat for later harvest vari
eties
Fertilizer: Heavy feeder; fi sh emul
sion twice—on planting and when tas-
sels form
pH: 6.0–7.0
Varieties : Early Sunglow, Indian Sum
mer, SH2 (very sweet), Golden Midget
(3-foot stalks)
Zones : 3–11
Planting : Seed 1 inch deep (out
doors), 2 weeks after last frost
Germinate: 4–10 days
Harvest: 60–100 days
Rotation: Plant nitrogen-fi xing crop
like bush beans before planting
Edible: Kernels
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