Country Gentleman Sweet Corn
Zea mays subsp. mays
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Country Gentleman
Sweet Corn
Sweet Corn
96 days — 'Country Gentleman' is a very old sweet corn variety that took Frank Woodruff fourteen years of selective breeding to develop. When it was introduced, it was immediately well received. It wasn't long until many other seed companies began offering it, and it persisted as one of the most popular white sweet corn varieties, for both home and market growers, for many decades. Its stalks average seven to eight feet tall, producing ears that reach about seven inches in length with irregular rows of white, sweet, shoe peg-shaped kernels.
'Country Gentleman' was released in 1890 by Frank C. Woodruff of S. D. Woodruff & Sons, Orange, Connecticut and then the following year by Peter Henderson & Company of New York.[1] A. W. Livingston proclaimed its merits when they listed it as a new variety in their 1893 seed annual.[2] Each ounce is approximately 200 seeds.
Planting Instructions:
Soil must be at least 65ºF to germinate. Be patient and do not plant too early or you will waste a lot of seed! Plant in full sun and keep it watered. Corn is a wind-pollinated plant. Plant in blocks several rows wide to ensure full ears.
Sow seeds about 1½ to 2½ inch deep, 3 to 4 inches apart, in rows spaced 24 to 30 inches apart. Thin to 6 to 12 inches apart.
Sow seeds about 1½ to 2½ inch deep, 3 to 4 inches apart, in rows spaced 24 to 30 inches apart. Thin to 6 to 12 inches apart.
Resources:
- "Vegetables of New York - Vol. 1 Part III - Sweet Corn" - New York A. E. S., 1934.
- A. W. Livingston and Sons Seed Annual, 1893.
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★★★★★ Stood well and endured the heat.
By Ruth Ann Rogers on February 6, 2016
By Ruth Ann Rogers on February 6, 2016
I planted this last year, it did very well. It was almost as sweet as some of the sugar hybrids. It stood well and endured the heat.
★★★★★ Great Corn!
By Craig Bailey on July 18, 2013
By Craig Bailey on July 18, 2013
I've been planting Country Gentleman corn for the past three years. The stalks consistently produce 3-4 ears averaging 8-9 inches long. I harvested two ears yesterday that were 14 inches long each! Great tasting, prolific Corn. It's the only variety I grow.
