Corn Sweet (yellow) True Gold Organic
Old-fashioned corn like your grandparents grew! From the garden to the pot, ‘True Gold’ will transform any plate to a luxurious meal. Large, 9″ ears are very sweet and tender, plants are resistant to stalk-lodging, and stalks are less likely to bend and kink in windy areas.
Variety Info
- Days to Maturity: 70–80 days
- Family:Â Poaceae
- Type:Â Sugary type (SU)
- Native:Â Americas
- Hardiness:Â Frost-sensitive annual
- Exposure:Â Full sun
- Plant Dimensions: 5’–7′ tall
- Variety Info: 8″–9″ ears with golden-yellow kernels; 2–3 ears per plant. ‘True Gold’ is selected from the 1955 hybrid by the same name, now open-pollinated. Plants resist stalk lodging (bending or kinking and falling over).
- Attributes:Â Frost Sensitive
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 60°F; ideally 65°–90°F.
- When to Start Inside:Â Not recommended; roots sensitive to transplanting. Best results occur when seedlings are transplanted less than 2 weeks old.
- Days to Emerge: 5–10 days
- Seed Depth: 1″–1 ½”
- Seed Spacing:Â A group of 2 seeds every 12″
- Row Spacing: 24″–36″
- Thinning:Â When 4″ tall, thin to 1 every 12″
Growing Info
- Harvesting:Â Corn is ready about 3 weeks after the silks appear. Harvest when the silks are brown, but not dried, and the husks are dark green; ears should be plump, and rounded rather than pointed at the tip. To test for ripeness, gently pull back the husk and pop a kernel; the liquid should be whitish; if it is still clear, ears are not quite ready.
