What does sh2 mean in sweet corn?

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Sh2: supersweet, ultrasweet, extra sweet or shrunken-2 sweet corn. Most often referred to as supersweet or shrunken-2, these varieties possess the sh2 gene. These genotypes provide kernels with high sugar content (about 35 percent) and a crunchy—as opposed to creamy—texture.

What is Bilicious corn?

An excellent mid-season corn, Hybrid Bilicious Sweetcorn seeds will grow into 8″ ears with 18-20 rows of bicolored kernels in 78 days. These exceptional ears of corn grow on 6′-7′ tall stalks and are perfect for late summer side dishes.

What is 60day corn?

These fast growing, short-stature corn varieties go from planted seed to harvestable green corn in about 60 days when planted in the heat and humidity of the southwestern monsoon season. For comparison, it takes many other varieties of Southwestern corns about 75 or more days to be harvested in the green corn stage.

What is supersweet corn?

Supersweet or shrunken-2 sweet corn contains up to twice the amount of sugar as standard varieties. (The common name shrunken-2 is derived from the shrunken or wrinkled appearance of the dry kernels.) Also, the conversion of sugar to starch occurs at a much slower rate.

Is sh2 corn genetically modified?

Su, se, sh2, sy is not a gmo product, rather only the result of hybridized breeding.

Can se and sh2 sweet corn be planted together?

Supersweets (sh2) must only be grown on their own or 2 or 3 other sh2 types.. Hybrid Sweets (su) and Sugar Enhanced (se) can be mixed with each other no problem. If you have (like me) different types on the same plot they say they should be at least 50′ apart… a bit difficult sometimes!!

Is Bilicious corn sweet?

Bilicious is an exemplary bi-colored sweet corn that is renowned for being an excellent mid-season variety. Bilicious produces 8 inch ears on 6 to 7 foot stalks.

What is the fastest maturing sweet corn?

There are seven commonly planted yellow SU cultivars; “Earlivee” is the earliest to mature, at 58 days, and “Seneca Horizon” matures in 65 days. “Pearl White,” at 75 days, is the earliest of three white cultivars to mature.

What is Pima corn?

Pima 60-Day. This traditional corn from the Akimel O’odham community is grown by Ramona Farms, a Native American farming operation at Sacaton, AZ on the Gila River Reservation. This short stature, fast growing corn is 60 days (or less!) from planting to milk stage when planted at the summer monsoons in our region.

What is the sweetest variety of corn?

Supersweet corn are also hybrid varieties–the sweetest flavored of all corn. Supersweet corn varieties are sweeter than sugary enhanced varieties.

What is the least sweet corn?

Dent Corn It has a high starch and low sugar content, which means it’s not sweet and juicy like the corn you buy to eat from the grocery store or farmers market. Because it’s not meant to be eaten fresh, dent corn is harvested in its mature stage when the kernels are dry and then processed.

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