Sweetcorn Plants
Let us take the hassle out of germinating Sweetcorn with our chunky compost block-grown Sweetcorn plants that can be planted straight out (if the weather is warm enough) or potted up and grown on under protection.
Here we list the best of the varieties - for sweetness and for coping with cooler temperatures (great for more northern gardeners). Once established, sweetcorn can be grown on and planted in 'square blocks' to encourage wind pollination.
Sweetcorn has earned a reputation for being one of the trickier plants to grow from seed - but this is only the case here in the UK because our springs can be unpredictable at best, and sweetcorn prefers a solidly warm start to set the seed's germination wheels in motion.
But when it comes to our sweetcorn plants, germination needn't be an issue for our customers. We are able to directly supply a variety of compost block-grown sweetcorn plants from our nursery in Kent, providing strong, viable specimens that are easy to grow on and harvest!
As well as a sunny position and fertile, well-draining soil, sweetcorn plants should be grown in square blocks, with standard sweetcorn varieties requiring around 40 cm between plants, and smaller babycorn varieties needing a space-saving 15 cm between plants. This is strongly recommended as sweetcorn is fertilised through wind pollination. Once in situ, keep sweetcorn plants well weeded, and water well - especially in dry weather and after the plants' flowers appear.
Sweetcorn Plant Minipop
Pale yellow, sweet and crunchy babycorn cobs. Easy to grow (no cross pollinating required as for other sweetcorn varieties). Vigorous and very reliable habit.
Available from APPROXIMATELY early May
Supplied as compost block grown plants.
Sweetcorn Plant 'Swift'
A delicious early, sweet yellow variety which performs well in cooler climates including Northern England. F1 hybrid.
Available from APPROXIMATELY early May
Supplied as a compost block grown plant
Sweetcorn Plant 'Golden Gate'
Produces medium-sized golden yellow cobs with sweet, juicy thin-skinned kernels. Good tolerance to cooler and wetter growing conditions. F1 Hybrid.
Available from APPROXIMATELY early May
Supplied as compost block-grown plants.
