Thai Super Sweet Corn

Our first trial of Thailand sweet corn is a failure. The corn did not grew well. Some were not growing, some retarded growth, some did not bear fruits, some even died / did not sprout. This is the flowering stage. The tassel is normal, but the stalk of this plant looks too small.

Weeds were thriving well. There were lots of ants in most corns plants, red and well as black ants. Guess they are there for the sugar. Am guessing that should the weeds grows higher than the corn, it shall interfere with it's growth and pollination. Shall have to keep the weeds lower than the lowest ear.

The fruit size is small. The stalk is normal and strong. Leaves are green and wide. Not enough nutrient?

First harvest which we tested. It was so sweet. The corn is also very crunchy. Like the taste, texture and smell even though I'm not a corn lover (eater).












The second harvest. These are the bigger size ones. Others all small. From this trial, we had identify some problems that leads to this failed production. Lost of seeds due to many chickens. Weather was too went, as there were too much rain during the last 2 months. Soil not suitable as other corns (chicken feed) are thriving. No fertilization used. Due to their sweetness, i guess they require certain fertilizer more. We also tried using 1, 2 and 3 seeds during planting.
Shall do more trial under most controlled conditions as we still have some seeds of Thailand Super Sweet and other Hybrid corn. Hope we have better produce then.