There is only one way to experience the true taste of sweetcorn, and that is to grow it yourself. Corn originated in Central America and the Native Americans relied on it to produce flour, porridge (called hominy grits by settlers), and popping corn. They also maintained strains for ‘green’ corn that was sweet and harvested ‘in the milk’, that is when a corn kernel would ooze a milky substance when pierced.
Botanical Name: Zea mays
Plant Type: Tender Annual
There is only one way to experience the true taste of sweetcorn, and that is to grow it yourself. Corn originated in Central America and the Native Americans relied on it to produce flour, porridge (called hominy grits by settlers), and popping corn. They also maintained strains fo...
