Re: [gardeners] Tuesday in the garden
Harry Boswell (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Tue, 23 Jun 1998 21:21:05 -0500 (CDT)
On Tue, 23 Jun 1998, Liz Albrook wrote:
> Is this the analog to Silver Queen? I'm *still* looking for corn
> that has a strong corn taste and is sweet. Supersweet varieties are
> way too sweet for me and many of the sugary enhanced varieties are
> also heavy on the sweet, light on the corn taste. How does yours
> taste?
>
> I grew Incredible last year and it was better than some I've tried
> but a long way from perfect. What I'd like is something with a
> Golden Bantam taste that's the size of an ear of Silver Queen.
>
Hi Liz,
I'm assuming you've tried Merit. It's Janet's favorite, sweet but with
a "corny" taste. I love Butterfruit, which is a supersweet, but it idn't
relaible here, so it's something of a rarity.
Harry Boswell hboswell@netdoor.com
USDA Zone 8 (Mississippi USA)
Home Page: http://www2.netdoor.com/~hboswell