Fisher's Earliest Sweet Corn
Zea mays 'Fishers Earliest Sweet Corn'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size4 to 5 feet tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
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Notes
'Fisher's Earliest Sweet Corn' (Zea mays 'Fisher's Earliest Sweet Corn') is a vegetable for food gardens, borders, and containers. It is typically grown as an annual. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows 48 to 60 inches tall and spreads 12 to 36 inches. Butterflies and bees visit it.
Pairs well with Sunflower, Cucumber, Nasturtium, and Borage.