Item: Corn, Sweet Honey Select F1
Author: Timothy W Dodge

Corn, Sweet Honey Select F1

2001 AAS Edible – Vegetable Winner

Honey Select has proven its delicious sweet honey flavor and tender eating quality in trials across North America. The only reason to grow your own sweet corn is flavor and Honey Select has flavor and ease of growing. A TripleSweet variety, Honey Select ears are 75% sugary enhanced (se) and 25% supersweet (sh2) kernels. Unlike a super sweet type, Honey Select does not require isolation from other corn pollen. Maturing in about 79 days, gardeners will find yellow Honey Select ears about 8 inches long. Mature ears can be harvested over a longer time without loss of eating quality due to the supersweet kernels slowing the conversion of sugar to starch.

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AAS WINNER DETAILS

Winner Type: National
Class: Corn, Sweet
Variety Name: Honey Select F1
Genus: Zea
Species: mays
Year: 2001
Common Name: TripleSweet Corn
Type: Edible – Vegetable
Breeder: Novartis
Close Market Comparison: Sugar Ace and Incredible

PLANT NEEDS

Duration Type: Annual
Light Needs: Full sun
Water Needs: Normal
Season Type: Warm season
Staking Required: No

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Foliage Color: Green
Plant Habit: Upright
Plant Height: 7 feet
Fruit Color (Harvest): Yellow
Fruit Shape: Slightly tapered ear with good tip fill
Fruit Size: 8 inches long, 16-18 rows
Fruit Flavor Description: Enhanced sweetness

IN THE GARDEN

Days To Harvest (Sowing Seed): 79
Days To Harvest (Transplant): Not recommended

HOW TO GROW

Sow directly into soil.

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Timothy W Dodge – 07/27/2018

My brother and I have grown more varieties of Sweet Corn over the years than we can possibly remember. There have been some great ones but not one variety, in our opinion, can top Honey Select. It’s germination, disease resistance are excellent and most important the taste and texture are absolutely outstanding. We do not sell our sweet corn but liberally give it out to family and friends who consistently beg us to grow Honey Select the next year. You will not be disappointed if you decide to give this variety a try.

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