Six Shooter Sweet Corn
Price: $4.49
SKU: 3140661Sweet Corn
85 days — Under the right growing conditions, 'Six Shooter', as its name implies, can "shoot" up to six full-sized ears on one stalk. Here on the farm in the Northern Willamette Valley of Oregon, the stalks reach about eight feet tall to the tip of the tassel and produce three to four large ears each. Along with multiple ears per stock, like many old corn varieties, 'Six Shooter' will also produce tillers (side shoots). Unlike "suckers," tillers do not sap energy from the main stalk and should be left. As an added bonus, these side shoots yield up to two smaller ears, making this a very productive variety.
Its ears have 10 to 14 rows of white, firm, small, sweet and delicious kernels. Our original seed sample was sent to us by David Pendergrass (TN PE D) in 2003. His family had been growing it in Tennessee since the early 1970s from seed originally purchased from the old R. H. Shumway Seed Company. It was commercially introduced by them in about 1968. Each packet contains 0.5oz which is approximately 65 seeds.
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.
Customer Reviews:
By Jim Speer (Western Pennsylvania) on August 1, 2023
I've been growing Six Shooter now for 5 years. For an o.p. corn it ranks with the best for sweetness and tenderness. I usually get 2 or 3 usable ears per stalk, with 4 happening rarely. The only problem that I have with this variety is that it has a tendency to lodge during a strong storm. It has never ruined the crop though as I will place posts at the ends of each row and then tie a clothesline sized rope between them at about three ft. high and lean the stalks against it. This always seems to work and keeps the stalks up during other storms. The stalks do get pretty tall, 8 to 9 ft.
By Mary McDermott on February 1, 2021
We grew this variety for the first time in the 2020 gardening season. It was THE worst season I have ever seen, in 46 years of gardening! BUT this corn still put on 4 or 5 ears per stalk! Our plants didn't get very tall, and much of the corn didn't fill out as it would have in a better season, but what we did get was very tasty and sweet. We'll be growing this one again and hoping for a normal season this time around.
By Joseph on October 26, 2020
Very beautiful pink silks on many of the developing cobs. A lot of plants set 3-4 ears. I am really excited to keep growing this plant to see its full genetic potential. Delicious sweet corn! Thank you!
By Mary Lee on February 7, 2020
I did close spacing. One plant per square foot, as I use a square foot garden spacing. Although I did not get six ears, I did get three or four of the sweetest corn. My husband and I are enjoying it from the freezer this February.
By Jim Speer on August 4, 2019
Wow. It's August 4 and the stalks are about nine feet tall. They were planted on May 20. Most have three ears on them, a few only have two ears but they all look good. I hope I can get to them before the deer do. The first ones should be ready later this week.
