PlantFiles: Sweet Corn
Zea mays 'Silver Queen'

Silver Queen corn is impervious to all common plant ailments. Droughts and rampant pests failed to kill it, there was never any sign of disease and even in close quarters, more than two ears were harvested per plant. A plant for those who want a bountiful harvest.

I know this is going to sound crazy to you but I swear it's true!!! I live in Pittsburgh, this city of.. My yard is very tiny and I share it with my neighbor. I moved here from a large yard where I found a love for working in my yard and growing everything and anything. So when I dig a strip along the fence and planted corn everyone including me thought I'd never really have corn worth picking let alone eating.. As the plants grew and grew I was amazed watching how the cobs form and I learned why you mound soil around the base, and today I picked and cook and ate my first ears of corn. It's amazing how great it tastes and that I really grew corn in such a small place.. My yard is like a jungle, beautiful!!

IMO This is the best table corn ever grow. I know that there is sweeter corn but non that match the palitability of this hybrid.

Try my taste test. put a dozen ears of corn on the table 6 Silver Queen and 6 of any other SuperSweet Hybrids and see which vanishes first.

I have done this several times and Silver Queen cam out on top every time.

There are sweeter hybrids, but high sugar content is not the only factor that comes into play when judging fine ear of corn.

This is the best corn so far. Easy to grow and resistant to a lot of the common problems that plague growers.

Try not to cross pollinate this hybrid or you may not e eating true SilverQueen.

Speaking of not eating true SilverQueen I have noticed that many farm stands in Maryland now are trying to pass off other supersweet hybrids as SlverQueen to unsuspecting customers. Beware of this deceptive practice when you stop at a farm stand...Some of the newer hybrids have higher yields and are very tempting to farmers to try to deceive people that they believe don't know the difference. Be sure you are getting what you paid for. Or better yet grow it your self...This one is seriously easy to be successful with.

Harry_C

Silver Queen is one of the best tasting breeds of sweet corn that you can eat. Silver Queen is also the tallest sweet corn that you can grow. Silver Queens plant height averages 7 to 10 feet.

This is the corn that brought back the popularity of white sweet corns and is still the standard by which white sweet corns are measured. It is one of the few cultivars that are demanded by name at U -Pick farms, roadside stands and Farmer's Markets. It is very easy to grow, at least south of the Mason - Dixon line, disease resistant and prolific. It is still my main crop corn, not because it is my favorite but because of demand.