• organic golden bantam sweet corn heirloom seeds
  • Golden Bantam Sweet corn
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Corn, Golden Bantam Sweet

Corn, Golden Bantam Sweet

$4.49 CAD
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At a glance

Zea mays

  • Light Full sun
  • Life cycle Annual
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Sowing depth 1"
  • Method Direct sow
  • Packet About 40 seeds
  • Organic Certified organic by Québec Vrai
  • When to sow Outdoors, after last frost
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About this variety

A classic heirloom introduced in 1902 by W. Atlee Burpee. Fairly long cobs on short plants well suited to a short season. Kernels are yellow and deliciously sweet.

+/- 40 Seeds

Certified organic by Quebec Vrai

Growing notes

Seed a few seeds per foot in your garden or field after chance of frost has passed and thin to 6-12” apart in rows 30”-36” apart. Amend with compost or manure for best yields. Harvest when kernels are full and "milky," indicated by a drying and browning of the ear silks. You can also press a nail into a kernel, it should pop with milky juices.

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Jackie Fleming

Gree tall, but ears didn't mature

Hi Jackie, I'm sorry this crop didn't work for you. Golden Bantam needs about 85 days to mature and does best sown in early June. Corn is wind pollinated, so it fills out its ears best when planted in a block of several short rows rather than one long row. For a shorter growing season, Simonet, new for 2027, is an earlier sweet corn and may give you better results.
Catherine

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