Sweet corn plants are definitely a warm season crop, easy to grow in any garden. You can plant either sweet corn plants or super sweet corn plants, but don’t grow them together because they may not do well. So what’s the difference between growing traditional field corn and growing sweet corn? The taste. Many people grow corn, but what is known as field corn has a starchier flavor and a slightly harder cob. Sweet corn, on the other hand, is softer and has a pleasantly sweet taste. Planting sweet corn is fairly easy and not much different than growing traditional corn. Practicing proper planting will keep it growing healthy throughout the summer so you can be eating fresh corn on the cob in no time.
Picking sweet corn is easy enough to do. Each stalk of sweet corn should produce at least one ear of corn. This ear of corn is ready to pick about 20 days after you see signs of the first silk growing. In order to pick the corn, just grab the ear, twist and pull in a downward motion, and snap it off quickly. Some stalks will grow a second ear, but it will be ready at a later date. Sweet corn requires little care. It’s one of the easiest plants to grow in a garden and sweet corn plants almost always do well. You’ll be enjoying sweet corn in no time!