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If juicy and succulent sweet corn is must for you, Swift F1 is a very early ‘extra tender’ variety, specifically bred to give very sweet and tender cobs. The vigorous plants produce heavy cobs with golden yellow kernels. Sweet Corn is a tender vegetable that needs a good summer to produce at its best. Given a sheltered spot and using early varieties, this delicious vegetable is now quite at home in northern counties. Sweet Corn is at its most tasty when cooked as close to picking time as possible.
Approximately 8-10 Seeds
In stock
Sowing & Growing
Sowing; April to May.
Early sowings can be made into pots or modules under glass at 21°C. Later sowings can be made direct into growing site, sowing 2 seeds per sowing station. Do not sow as a single row, sow in blocks spacing as detailed below.
Pot raised seedlings should be gradually hardened off in a cold frame before transplanting into the plot once all risk of frost has passed. Do not plant in rows, but plant in blocks , spacing plants 45cm (18″) apart each way to aid pollination by wind. Harvest; Late August to September, Cobs are ready to harvest when the end tassels turn brown. Delicious eaten straight from the plant or cooked with a little melted butter.
| Packet Size | Approximately 8-10 Seeds |
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