West Coast Seeds
West Coast Seeds (Temptress F1 Corn)
West Coast Seeds (Temptress F1 Corn)
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Strong early vigour makes Temptress Quad Sweet a fantastic variety to start the season. Superb flavour, performance, and broad disease resistance rounds out the package for this synergistic (sy) hybrid.
The 20cm (8") ears are filled to the tip with 16 rows of tender bicolour kernels. Isolate from yellow varieties for best colour. Best eaten within 2 days of harvesting.
| Latin Name |
Zea mays |
| Difficulty | Moderately difficult |
| Days to Sprout | 7-10 days |
| Days to Maturity | 70 days |
| Exposure |
Full-sun |
| Germination Rate | 85% |
| Usual seed life | 2 Years |
| Starting |
Do not soak corn seeds prior to planting. Plant 2-5cm (1-2″) deep (shallower for sh2 seed or in cool soil). Sow seeds around 7.5cm (3″) apart, in rows 60-90cm (24-36″) apart. Because corn is wind pollinated, plant in a dense block of at least 4 rows, rather than in single rows. This increases the chance of corn pollen, which emerges from male flowers at the growing tip, to fall down onto the receptive female silks that extend from each corn cob. |
| Growing |
Ideal pH: 5.8-6.8. Corn is a heavy feeder, so add manure or compost, and use 500g (1 lb) of complete organic fertilizer per 6m (60′) of row, mixing it thoroughly into the soil beneath each seed furrow. Thin to at least 20-25cm (8-10″) apart in the row. Large eared and double-eared varieties need to be 30cm (24″) apart. Keep free of weeds until knee-high, and then leave it alone. |
Synergistic (sy) hybrid
Bicolour kernels
Strong seedling vigour
Excellent disease resistance
