Sweet Corn
How should sweet corn be handled after harvest?
Sweet corn starts converting sugar to starch when the ear is separated from the stalk. Cooling the ears to 33º to 40º F as quickly as possible will retain sugar and quality. Sweet corn can be iced, or cooled, with ice water in a hydrocooler. The minimum practice which should be done is to place the harvested ears in the shade and let the wind blow on them.
Sweet Corn
- Can different corn types grow in the same field?
- Can sweet corn be grown as a fall crop?
- How can corn ear worms be controlled?
- How many sweet corn seed should be planted?
- How much fertilizer does sweet corn need?
- How should sweet corn be handled after harvest?
- What do su, se, sh mean after sweet corn names?
- When should sweet corn be harvested?
- When should sweet corn be planted?