Sweet corn 'True Platinum'

Zea mays var. saccharata

How to grow Sweet corn 'True Platinum'

  • Full Sun

  • High

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water often. Keep in mind when planting that True Platinum is thought of as tender, so it is imperative to wait until temperatures are mild before planting out of doors. True Platinum needs a loamy and clay soil with a ph of 6.5 to 7.5 (weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil).

Growing True Platinum from seed

Ensure a distance of 7.8 inches (20.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - look to sow at a depth of approximately 1.17 inches (3.0 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 21°C / 70°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing True Platinum about 14 days after your last frost date.

Transplanting True Platinum

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as True Platinum is a tender plant.

Harvesting True Platinum

Sweet corn True Platinum Etymology

Ornamental edible OP variety, From Seeds of Change.

Misspellings of Sweet corn 'True Platinum'

Purple Platinum

Other Names for Sweet corn 'True Platinum'

Purple and Platinum

Footnotes

1 http://www.seedsofchange.com/garden_center/product_details.aspx?item_no=PS12853