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Overview
Minor Sweet Baby is a miniature corn grown for baby ears: each plant sets 4 or 5 ears that are picked at silking, before kernels swell. The plants keep growing tall, but the ears stay small. Harvest promptly for the tenderest baby corn.
Minor Sweet Baby traits
- Miniature corn for baby ears
- 4 or 5 ears per plant, picked at silking
- Plants grow tall while ears stay small
Good for
- Baby corn
- Stir-fries and pickling
Compare with other sweet corn varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Sweet Baby this page | — | — | — |
| Abenaki Calais | 88 days | — | — |
| Abenakii Calais Flint | 80–88 days | — | — |
| Accord | 78 days | — | — |
| Aladdin | 63 days | — | — |
| Ambrosia | 75 days | — | — |
| Anasazi | 100 days | — | — |
Minor Sweet Baby FAQ
What kind of sweet corn is Minor Sweet Baby?
Minor Sweet Baby is a miniature corn grown for baby ears: each plant sets 4 or 5 ears that are picked at silking, before kernels swell. The plants keep growing tall, but the ears stay small.
How does Minor Sweet Baby compare with other sweet corn varieties?
Similar sweet corn varieties include Abenaki Calais (88 days), Abenakii Calais Flint (80–88 days), Accord (78 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Minor Sweet Baby good for?
Minor Sweet Baby is grown for baby corn, stir-fries and pickling.
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.