Buttergold Sweet Corn Seed
Description
One of the earliest varieties to come in. You can enjoy flavorful, tender, sweet corn sooner than ever before! With superior cool soil emergence, ‘Buttergold’ performs as well in northern climates as it does everywhere else corn will grow. The large, 7"–8" ears have 12–14 rows of juicy yellow kernels. Excellent for freezing. Ready to harvest about 3 weeks after silks appear. If kernel liquid is clear, it’s not ready yet. Sugary enhanced (SE). Non-GMO.
- Type: Annual
- Days to germinate: 5-10
- Days to maturity: 63
- Sun/shade: Full sun
- Start indoors: Not recommended
- Direct-sow outdoors: 1-2 weeks after last frost date; sow 1” deep
- Spacing: 2 seeds every 12”, then thin 4” plants to 1 every 12”; space rows 14”-36” apart
- Mature height: 5’-6’
- Produce size: 7”-8”
- Suitable for container growing: No
- Year of discovery: Unknown; originated as a mutation in Native American tribal fields
