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The time to plant the corn is after every chance of frost is over, and the soil has reached at least 10 degrees Celsius for normal sweet corn and 17C for the other types.
Bred with the so-called shrunken gene, supersweet varieties contain two to three times as much sucrose as normal sweet corn, and maintain that level up to 48 hours after harvest, compared with other varieties, ...
-- Similar to the sugar enhanced varieties, the kernels are measurably sweeter than normal sweet corn varieties and doesn't convert to starch as rapidly, allowing longer storage. See also sugar enhanced Add a definition to this term ...
See also: Supersweet, Plant, Gardening, Gardener, Class
 
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