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Re: SqFt Corn -- questions

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Thanks for your comments, Margaret. I'm pretty sure these two varieties were
neither.

Patricia

>Se stands for sugar enhanced, and sh for shrunken kernel. Both are said to
>be more tender and sweeter than most hybrid corns, and hold their sweetness
>longer after picking. Sh corns must be isolated in distance or time of
>planting (and this can be thrown off by the weather) to avoid crossing with
>other corns, but se does not have to be isolated. I normally avoid hybrids
>and genetically modified seeds, but I love this sweet corn and cannot
>tolerate tough kernel skins getting between gums and teeth.  Margaret L
>
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