Sweet corn 'Peaches & Cream'

Zea mays var. saccharata

How to grow Sweet corn 'Peaches & Cream'

  • Full Sun

  • High

Plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water often. Keep in mind when planting that Peaches & Cream is thought of as tender, so it is imperative to wait until temperatures are mild before planting out of doors. Peaches & Cream requires a loamy and clay soil with a ph of 6.5 - 7.5 - it grows best in weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil.

Growing Peaches & Cream from seed

Plant in four or more side-by-siderows, not one long row. This helps to assure proper pollination.

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 Peaches & Cream about 14 days after your last frost date.

Transplanting Peaches & Cream

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

Harvesting Peaches & Cream

Ears will be 8-1/2 inches long on a 6-foot tall plant

Expect harvests to start to occur in mid autumn.