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'Silver Knight' Corn
 
Sub-Category: Sugar-enhanced (se)
Early Season
White kernel
 
Sub-Category 2:
Description: Early-season, sugar-enhanced (se) hybrid. Plants bear 7 1/2-inch ears with 14 to 16 rows of white kernals.
Days To Maturity: 67
Seed Sources:
 
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Taste: (3.0 Stars)Taste
Yield: (4.0 Stars)Yield
Ease/Reliability: (4.0 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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Reviewed on 05/29/2007 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener

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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 has been a good year for a trial, since we are in stage 2 drought. This is the newest and earliest member of the group that includes Silver Princess, Silver King, and Silver Queen, all of which have been superb for me in the past. Silver Knight is early, ears are small, but probably more so because of the climatic conditions. The later maturing Silver Choice and Chubby Checkers are not sizing up either, It appears to be competitive but can\'t be compared to trials in previous years. While it has decent flavor for an early corn, it is way inferior to its big sisters, Silver Princess, Silver King, and Silver Queen.
 




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