GoDawgs wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:53 am Pickles was looking at this type in the SeedsNSuch catalog yesterday. She saw a blurb in their Types Of Sweet Corn narrative about the ability to grow this "with other syn, se and su types, but must be isolated from Super Sweets (sh2)."

Does this mean you can plant it with those compatible types listed and if both are silking at the same time they won't cross pollinate? If so, that would be a nice plus for scheduling stuff in the garden here. Plant two types with the approximate same DTM and be done with it.

I already have the seed for the spring garden but might try some next year if it doesn't cross-pollinate.

Synergistic hybrids were developed in the early 1990’s in an effort to increase sugar levels of su / se types while maintaining the tender pericarp for which se types were famous. To achieve elevated sweetness along with excellent tenderness, the ears of these synergistic varieties combine approximately 25% supersweet (sh2) kernels with 75% se or su/se kernels. These delicious varieties are best used for fresh market sales, as long distance shipping is not recommended. Isolate from field corn, popcorn, ornamental corn and supersweet (sh and shA) types. For best results, isolate from Normal Sugary (su) types. “Isolation” as used above can either mean at least 250 ft. apart, separated by an effective wind break, or 10 to 14 days difference in maturity because corn is wind pollinated.

pondgardener wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 5:47 pm @Danny Mirai was my wife's all time favorite, but as you mentioned, seed was difficult to obtain. You may want to check out the link below to possibly consider a substitute.

https://www.harrisseeds.com/blogs/from- ... -corn-seed

karstopography wrote: ↑Tue Feb 28, 2023 5:37 pm Got my Sparkler and Cafe synergistic corn finished planted. Cafe is 68 days. Sparkler is 78. They are about 100 feet apart. Hope there’s no crosses.

karstopography wrote: ↑Tue Feb 28, 2023 8:23 pm @Tormato yes on the raccoons. Anything that I might happen to leave in my truck bed that might be in the very broad genre of food gets a visit from raccoons, they leave their little footprints.

One stand of the corn, the Cafe, is protected by a net, for whatever that is worth. I have a few have-a-heart traps and might set them out or I could set up a temporary barrier or put out 5 pounds of catfood to satiate the raccoons of just stay up all night.

I’ll put up a barrier for sure. Maybe Sharpened bamboo stakes tipped with poison set in a hidden pit. A 12 gauge with a trip wire. C4. Seal Team Six.

JRinPA wrote: ↑Wed Mar 01, 2023 11:12 am I plan to stagger small plots in the same areas this year. For protectcion I will again be using socks. Or as I've come think of them... cobdoms!