Vegetable / Warm season

Golden Bantam Sweet Corn

Block plantings in larger gardens with wind-pollination space.

Old-fashioned sweet corn flavor with yellow kernels.

Seed spacing and maturity

Days to maturity
80
Germination temperature
60-95F
Seed depth
1 inches
Spacing
12 inches
Row spacing
30 inches
Start method
Direct sow

Frost-date timing

Direct sow
14 days after last frost
Succession interval
repeat every 14 days

Action plan

Can I plant this now?
Use your local last-frost, first-frost, and soil-temperature checks before treating this crop as plantable today.
Start indoors or direct sow?
Direct sow into the final bed when the soil temperature, seed depth, and moisture are ready.
How much space?
12 inches in-row spacing, 30 inches between rows, and 1 inch seed depth.
Best companions?
Use crop-family rotation first, then pair with compatible timing, spacing, and canopy size rather than relying on a simple companion chart.
Common failure modes?
Single skinny rows pollinate poorly. Deep water during tasseling and ear fill. Warm, fertile soil; plant in blocks for pollination.

Growing profile

Sun
Full sun
Water
Deep water during tasseling and ear fill.
Soil
Warm, fertile soil; plant in blocks for pollination.
Watch
Single skinny rows pollinate poorly.
  • grass-family
  • block-planting
  • summer
  • heavy-feeder

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Source: UMN planting the vegetable garden