On 7/6/2010 4:33 PM, Sky wrote:
> James Silverton wrote:
>>
>> ChattyCathy wrote on Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:49:28 +0200:
>>
>>> No.
>>
>> I'm not surprised given the role that maize plays in South African food.
>> In the last few years the breeders seemed to have produced white corn
>> that keeps its sweetness much longer than I remember from even 20 years
>> ago.
>>
>> --
>>
>> James Silverton
>> Potomac, Maryland
>>
>> Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
>
> "Silver Queen" is ever oh-so much better than it used to be (I think?)!
> Although, I'm not sure it (the really sweet white COB) still goes by
> that name any longer - just different& improved hybrids, I'd assume?.
> Alas, I believe the Silver Queen season is over - at least down south it
> is (IIRC).

Along with Silver Queen (white) I think the most popular sweet corn
strain is Iochief (yellow). It grows pretty well almost anywhere.

Corn takes up so much room that the only time I grew it was when a few
neighbors got together and we plowed up an acre for nothing but sweet
corn. Growing it at home in the typical garden isn't a good use of space.

George L