Sweet corn 'Double Standard'

Water well in dry weather

Double Standard likes a position of full sun and remember to water often. Keep in mind when planting that Double Standard is thought of as tender, so remember to wait until your soil is warm and the night time temperature is well above freezing before moving outside. Planting Double Standard in loamy and clay soil with a ph of between 6.5 and 7.5 is ideal for as it does best in weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil.

Start off in pots to ensure germination at least 18C and protect the seed from mice. Place 3 seeds in a 10cm pot 2.5cm deep.
Can be sown direct, but the soil must be warm or use a cloche to speed up the warming

Sow 1.17 inches (3.0 cm) deep with a guideline distance of 7.8 inches (20.0 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 21°C / 70°F to ensure good germination.

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

If the weather is not warm enough it is possible to pot them on and keep them under glass until the weather improves.
Choose a sunny site, out of the wind
Transplant in blocks to aid wind pollenation

As Double Standard is tender, ensure temperatures are mild enough to plant out - wait until after your last frost date to be on the safe side.

Check the kernels about a week after the tassles turn brown. Pick when they are milky but not yet starchy. This variety produced white and yellow seeds on the same cob

This variety tends to be ready for harvesting by early autumn.

Double standard as the cob has two coloured seeds

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