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ATHENS SEED CO

Jackpot Bi-Color Sweet Corn Seeds

Jackpot Bi-Color Sweet Corn Seeds

Regular price $13.99 USD
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Jackpot Sweet Bi-Color Corn Seed Description

 

You will feel like you have hit the jackpot once you taste! This bi-color corn boasts large gorgeous ears 9 - 10 in. long of excellent eating quality even the pickiest of corn lovers will agree. We promise this will not only be the sweetest corn you’ve ever grown, but the prettiest too. High color contrast between the yellow and white kernels are lovely. The medium green husks on jackpot offer good tip cover protection and adequate flagging. Jackpot has intermediate resistance to stewart’s wilt and NCLB.

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  • Application or Use: Pasture, Food Plot, Forage
  • Germination Time: 7 - 14 days, under optimal conditions
  • Growing Locations: Warm Season, Transition Zone, Cool Season
  • Height: 6 - 8 feet 
  • Sunlight Requirements: 8+ hours, full sun for best results
  • Advantages: Medium-green husks on Jackpot offer good tip cover protection and adequate flagging.
  • When to Plant: Recommended planting time is spring and summer when night time temperatures are consistently 65+ degrees. 

This variety can be planted for a continuous supply by making plantings every two weeks. This annual seed has a very long growing season through the spring and well into summer. Optimal soil temperature for germinating seed is 75 - 85 degrees fahrenheit. Nighttime temperatures should be 65 - 70 degrees fahrenheit or warmer before germination will occur. Grow corn in full sun for best yield. If planting rows, please set plants at least 16 - 48 in. apart. Plant height on average is 88 in. with 26 in. ear height.  Germination usually occurs in 10-15 days.

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