SWEET CORN.
I Sir, —In a short paragraph in Wednes- ■ day's "Star" you quote Mr. A. W. Porter, of San Francisco, as saying that we should cultivate a liking for "sweet corn" in New Zealand. Many of your readers would, no doubt, be interested in further information as to the growing of same, as it is undoubtedly a very nutritious food, and easily grown, and daily used by Americans. There is no comparison between sweet corn and maize, and the preparing and cooking of it is most simple. All that is needed is plenty of (well salted water, boiling hard, and drop in the cobs for four minutes, longer boiling only toughens and spoils the corn. Personally, I have been growing it for four o r five years with good results. Seeds may be planted any time after October Ist, and as it only takes aibout three months to reach maturity it can be planted after some other crop. The ground should be kept well hoed while the corn is growing. If one cob is allowed to get dead ripe on the stalk and kept in a dry place there will be plenty of seed for the next planting.—l am, etc., R. H. McCALLUM. Clarence Street, Devonport.
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Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 68, 20 March 1919, Page 7
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207SWEET CORN. Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 68, 20 March 1919, Page 7
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