How Sweet It Is corn
Zea mays 'How Sweet It Is'
AAS Winner 1986
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterNeeds moderate soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'How Sweet It Is' corn (Zea mays 'How Sweet It Is') is a vegetable for the food garden. 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, average moisture, and loamy or clay soil. It grows fast and stands erect, so give it a spot where tall stalks will not shade smaller crops. Plants bloom from early to late summer.
Pairs well with Derby bean, Queen Bee tomato, and Nigra hollyhock.