Corn Sweet Golden Bantam Seeds – Heirloom Classic Sweet Standard

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Contains about 3 grams of seeds

$1.95

SKU: GS-8334-COR-DT

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Organicly grown

Non GMO

Description

Corn Sweet Golden Bantam (Zea mays) is the legendary 1902 heirloom variety that set the standard for sweet corn in North America. Celebrated for its rich, buttery flavor and traditional corn sweetness, it produces sturdy 5- to 6-foot stalks that typically yield two 5- to 7-inch ears per plant. Featuring 8 rows of plump, golden-yellow kernels on slender cobs, this fast-maturing classic is widely considered the ultimate variety for home garden corn boils, roasting, canning, and freezing.

Specifications

Plant Name: Corn Sweet Golden Bantam (Zea mays)
Cultivar Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
Plant Class: Warm-Season Cereal / Grain Crop (Annual)
Color: Deep golden-yellow kernels on golden cobs
Plant Characteristics: Sturdy upright stalks (5–6 ft), slender 8-row ears (5–7 inches), sweet old-fashioned corn flavor, rich tenderness
Suitable Space: Full-sun vegetable garden plots, block plantings, raised beds, traditional garden rows
Season: Warm Season (Late Spring through Summer)
Best Time for Sowing (Zone 6b): Direct sow outdoors mid-to-late May once soil temperatures exceed 18°C (65°F)
all frost danger has passed. Sowing in blocks (e.g., 4x4 grid) rather than single rows ensures superior wind pollination: all frost danger has passed. Sowing in blocks (e.g., 4x4 grid) rather than single rows ensures superior wind pollination
full ear fill.: full ear fill.
Sunlight: Full Sun (6+ hours direct sunlight daily)
Watering Needs: Moderate to High (requires consistent moisture, particularly during silk formation
kernel filling): kernel filling)
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What is included?

Contains about 3 grams of seeds

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Good to know

Exceptional old-fashioned corn flavor with a rich, buttery sweetness modern hybrids rarely match
Early-maturing open-pollinated variety that allows for seed saving year after year
Performs very well in cooler spring soils compared to modern super-sweet hybrid varieties

Sugars convert to starch faster after harvest than modern super-sweet hybrids, making it best eaten fresh off the stalk
Short 5- to 6-foot stalks benefit from block planting to ensure thorough wind pollination and full kernel development

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