Sowing calendar · Fruiting
Sweet corn
Zea mays convar. saccharata · Milho-doce, Maíz dulce, Maïs doux, Zuckermais, Mais dolce, milho
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- Sow directApr–Jun
- HarvestJun–Oct
- Germination
- 6–10 days · soil from 10 °C
- Spacing
- 75 cm between rows · 25 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 4 cm
- Harvest after
- 75–100 days
- Water need
- high
- Frost
- frost tender
- Life cycle
- annual
- Family
- Poaceae
- Seed saving
- medium · keeps ~2 years
Notes
Wind-pollinated: plant in a block of at least 4 rows, not one long row. Pick when the silks are brown and the juice is milky.
Good neighbours
Keep apart from
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.