Written by our research team, this reference contains the essential information for growing old-fashioned, open-pollinated sweet corn: instructions for planting, spacing, pest and disease control, days to maturity, and harvesting. Read more for a successful harvest!
Written by our research team, this reference contains the essential information for growing ornamental broom corn and dry corn: planting, soil temperature requirements, spacing, pest and disease control, and harvesting. Read more for a successful harvest!
Written by our research team, this reference contains the essential information for growing super sweet corn: instructions for planting, germination and soil temperatures, spacing, pest and disease control, and harvesting. Read more for a successful harvest!
Key Growing Information

Sweet Corn | Key Growing Information

Written by our research team, this reference contains the essential information for growing sweet corn: germination, spacing, soil, and temperature requirements, pollination, harvesting, and pest and disease control. Read more for a successful harvest!
What are the differences between the various types of sweet corn? Look for the following abbreviations in the product descriptions: • Normal Sugary (su); • Sugary Enhanced (se) and (se+); • Synergistic (syn); and • Shrunken 2 (sh2), or "Super Sweet." Here are the descriptions we use for these four types of sweet corn...
A downloadable, printable, full-color comparison chart for Johnny's Sweet Corn varieties, showing part number, varietal name, days to maturity, average ear length, plant height, row count, and disease resistances.
Our Dry Field & Ornamental Corn (Broom Corn/Sorghum) Varieties Comparison Chart lists product ID#, variety name, days-to-maturity, ear length, plant height, and average seeds/pound, with a short description and photographs for easy varietal comparison.