Corn | Peaches and Cream

Grow exceptionally sweet, tender, and bi-colored ears of Peaches and Cream corn in your home garden. This classic sugar enhanced (SE) sweet corn variety is a beloved favorite among gardeners, prized for its gorgeous ears featuring a mix of yellow and white kernels, tender texture, and intensely sweet, sugary flavor that is wonderful for fresh eating, boiling, grilling, and freezing.

These vigorous plants produce heavy yields of uniform, well-filled ears throughout the growing season, making them a productive and rewarding addition to any large garden patch. Direct sow seeds in late spring after soil has warmed for Canada's northern climate, as corn thrives in warm summer heat and sunshine to develop its full, delectable sweetness.

Why Grow Peaches and Cream Sweet Corn?

• Gorgeous bi-colored ears featuring a delightful mix of sweet yellow and white kernels
• Intensely sweet flavor and tender kernel skin due to sugar-enhanced (SE) genetics
• Abundant and reliable heavy yields on sturdy stalks
• Approximately 75–85 days to maturity
• Grows best in full sun
• Approximately 20-25 seeds per packet

How to Grow Peaches and Cream Corn from Seed

Direct sow corn seeds outdoors in late spring once all danger of frost has passed and soil temperatures reach at least 15°C (60°F). Because corn roots are sensitive to transplanting, direct sowing is strongly recommended over indoor starting.

Choose a location with full sun and rich, fertile, well-endowed soil. Unlike single rows, plant corn in blocks of short parallel rows (at least 3–4 short rows together) rather than one long single row to ensure excellent wind pollination and fully-kernelled ears.

Sow seeds approximately 25 mm (1 inch) deep, spaced about 15–20 cm (6–8 inches) apart in rows spaced 75–90 cm (30–36 inches) apart. Thin seedlings to a final spacing of 20–30 cm (8–12 inches) apart.

Water deeply and consistently, especially during silking and ear development. Keep weeds controlled while plants are young, and hill soil slightly around the base of stalks as they grow for stability.

Growing Corn in Canada

Peaches and Cream corn performs wonderfully across Canadian gardens when planted after the soil has thoroughly warmed in late spring or early summer. Planting in blocks ensures successful wind pollination across regional gardens.

Provide plenty of moisture and rich compost or organic fertilizer during the rapid growth phase to support strong stalks and large, sweet ears.

For detailed instructions covering seed starting, spacing, watering, fertilizing, harvesting, and pest management, read our How to Grow Corn | Complete Growing Guide (PDF)

Peaches and Cream Corn Growing Information

Feature	Detail
Botanical Name	Zea mays
Common Name	Sweet Corn (Peaches and Cream)
Plant Type	Warm-season annual sweet crop
Sun Requirements	Full sun
Days to Maturity	Approximately 75–85 days
Seed Count	Approximately 50 seeds
Pollination Type	Wind-pollinated variety
Best Uses	Fresh boiling, roasting, grilling, and freezing

Grow Your Own Peaches and Cream Corn

There is nothing quite like harvesting sweet, juicy bi-colored corn straight from your own garden patch. With its incredible sugar-enhanced flavor and dependable summer yields, Peaches and Cream corn is a rewarding and essential addition to your Canadian vegetable garden.

Direct sow your corn seeds this season and enjoy a delicious harvest of fresh gourmet ears.