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Moles Seeds
Sweetcorn F1 Silver Thunder (VSW074)
Zea mays var. saccharata
This product is only available in an untreated format.
A mid-season super sweet (sh2) variety that produces medium sized, white cobs, which are typically 20cm in length, with 16-18 rows of grains per cob. Exceptionally tender with sweet flavour. Medium height to plant.
This is a versatile, popular crop for fresh market sales, P.Y.O., prepack and processing. Works very well as a roadside sales item. Sweetcorn is also suitable for use as young plant sales for the home gardener.
Germinates at between 18 and 30°C. Sow April to June, spacing 20-30cm x 75-95cm, drilling rate 45,000-65,000 per hectare (18,000-26,000 per acre). Harvest August to October.
There are five main classifications for sweetcorn varieties:
1) Normal sugar type (su): standard sweetcorn performance and flavour.
2) Sugar enhanced (se): sweeter, more tender kernel than standard types, also has longer shelf-life.
3) Super sweet (sh2): higher levels of complex sugars with a slower conversion to starch, resulting in a sweeter flavour and long shelf-life.
4) Extra tender (sh2): recent developments in breeding have produced grains with a tender pericarp combined with a very sweet taste.
5) SuperSeedWare (sh2): a naturally developed gene that dramatically improves the performance of the seed, especially with earlier sowings into wetter or colder soil. Other benefits include stronger, more uniform growth and enhanced flavour.
Note: sh2 varieties should be grown separately from other types to avoid cross pollination which can cause a reduction in quality and flavour. None of our sweetcorn varieties are genetically modified.
Germinates at between 18 and 30°C. Sow April to June, spacing 20-30cm x 75-95cm, drilling rate 45,000-65,000 per hectare (18,000-26,000 per acre). Harvest August to October.
There are five main classifications for sweetcorn varieties:
1) Normal sugar type (su): standard sweetcorn performance and flavour.
2) Sugar enhanced (se): sweeter, more tender kernel than standard types, also has longer shelf-life.
3) Super sweet (sh2): higher levels of complex sugars with a slower conversion to starch, resulting in a sweeter flavour and long shelf-life.
4) Extra tender (sh2): recent developments in breeding have produced grains with a tender pericarp combined with a very sweet taste.
5) SuperSeedWare (sh2): a naturally developed gene that dramatically improves the performance of the seed, especially with earlier sowings into wetter or colder soil. Other benefits include stronger, more uniform growth and enhanced flavour.
Note: sh2 varieties should be grown separately from other types to avoid cross pollination which can cause a reduction in quality and flavour. None of our sweetcorn varieties are genetically modified.
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