Fortune Bicolor Sweet Corn: Days to Maturity & Growing Tips

Key facts

Days to maturity

75 days

Listed for

United States

Overview

Fortune Bicolor (SCH86138) is a supersweet (sh2) hybrid bred by P. Mosely for IFSI and listed at 75 days. Compact 5-foot plants bear cylindrical 8-inch ears with 14 to 16 rows. It emerges well in cold soil for an sh2 type and tolerates Stewart's wilt, northern corn leaf blight, and rust. The seed catalog lists it as bicolor while the ASHS register notes yellow; either way it is a sweet, tender mid-season corn on a short plant that suits windy or small sites.

Fortune Bicolor traits

• Supersweet (sh2) hybrid, IFSI, 75 days
• Compact 5-foot plants
• Cylindrical 8-inch ears with 14 to 16 rows
• Tolerates Stewart's wilt, northern leaf blight and rust
• Emerges well in cold soil

Good for

• Fresh eating
• Small gardens

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Fortune Bicolor FAQ

Sowing, care and common problems

Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every sweet corn variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.

• Sweet Corn growing guide
• How to Sow Sweet Corn: Block Planting, Depth and Spacing
• Sweet Corn Pollination: Why Cobs Have Missing Kernels
• Sweet Corn Care: Watering, Feeding, Hilling and Side Shoots
• Sweet Corn Growing Calendar: The Season Stage by Stage
• Sweet Corn Pests and Problems: Earworm, Borer, Smut and Rust
• When to Pick Sweet Corn: The Milk Test and How to Store It
• All 240 sweet corn varieties

Source

Source: Cornell University (CALS Garden-Based Learning)

The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.