Sweet corn 'Early Sunglow'

Zea mays var. saccharata

How to grow Sweet corn 'Early Sunglow'

  • Full Sun

  • High

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water often. Keep in mind when planting that Early Sunglow is thought of as tender, so it is imperative to wait until temperatures are mild before planting out of doors. Early Sunglow 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 Early Sunglow 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 Early Sunglow about 14 days after your last frost date.

Transplanting Early Sunglow

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

Harvesting Early Sunglow

Early Sunglow folklore & trivia

Introduced by Charter in 1956.

Other Names for Sweet corn 'Early Sunglow'

Early Sunglow Hybrid

Footnotes

1 http://cuke.hort.ncsu.edu/cucurbit/wehner/vegcult/sweetcornal.html