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'Frosty' Corn

Sub-Category:	Sugar-enhanced (se) Midseason White kernel

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Description:	Hybrid, midseason, sugar-enhanced (se), white corn with 8-inch ears with 16 rows of kernels and good husk cover. Medium tolerance to rust, Stewart's wilt, northern and southern leaf blight. 6-foot plants.
Days To Maturity:	78
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Rating Summary

Overall: (3.0 Stars) Taste: (4.0 Stars) Yield: (3.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (3.0 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 1

KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 06/06/2006 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Richmond, Georgia, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
This is a good sweet corn, when conditions suit it. Here it does well, when June is cool and wet. When temps approach triple digits it falters badly. It just does not tolerate heat.

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