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'True Gold' Corn

Sub-Category:	Other Midseason Yellow kernel

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Mid-season corn. 6-foot plants bear 7- to 8 1/2-inch ears with golden-yellow kernels. Plants resist lodging.
Days To Maturity:	70-80
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Rating Summary

Overall: (3.0 Stars) Taste: (3.0 Stars) Yield: (3.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (1.0 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 1

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

Reviewed on 01/09/2008 by Lewis - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Cumberland, Illinois, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
In my garden, this variety was overtaken by smut. Of the stalks that grew, all of them were killed before maturity. It is not a hybrid, so I expected some loss, but the entire crop was lost.

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