annual vegetable
Peaches and Cream sweet corn
Needs fertility, water, and enough plants for pollination.
Growing Profile
- Hardiness
- Zones 4a-10b
- Sun
- Full
- Soil
- LoamClay
- Water
- High
- Deer pressure
- Not rated No deer-resistance category is assigned yet; treat browsing risk as local and variable.
- Black walnut
- Better near black walnut Use as a black walnut / juglone planning cue; tolerance varies by cultivar, soil, and distance from the tree.
- Planting depth
- Sow 1-2 in deep
- Container min
- 5+ gal (workable)
- Goals
- Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & color
Harvest & Use
- Window
- summer ears
- Yield return
- 0.3-1 lb/plant/season
- First output
- 65-100 days
- Best for
- Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & color
Harvest window: summer ears. Once established, the current pound-return model uses 0.3-1 lb/plant/season with a harvest window of 2-8 weeks.
Plant photos
What it looks like in the garden
Use these photos to compare the plant's leaves, stems, flowers, fruit, and overall habit before you buy or plant.
Photos show a representative plant in the garden. Fruit color, size, and growth habit can vary by cultivar, season, nursery stock, and site.
Photo sources: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Quantitative Profile
- Pound return
- 0.3-1 lb/plant/season
- 10-year return
- 3-10 lb/10 yrs
- Full output
- This season
- Mature size
- 5-8 ft H x 1-2 ft W
- Spacing
- 0.5-0.8 ft in-row x 2-3 ft rows
- Planting depth
- Sow 1-2 in deep
- Container min
- 5+ gal (workable)
- Productive life
- 1 yrs
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Reliability
- 3/5
- Data quality
- Medium profile, Low yield confidence
Pound return is the stock-style yield metric. These are planning ranges for comparing plants, not guarantees. Cultivar, rootstock, climate, soil, pruning, pest pressure, and wildlife can move actual results.
Planting Checklist
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Seed-starting trays
Propagation / Pre-seasonStart annual vegetables, herbs, and flowers ahead of transplant season.
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Hose timer
Watering / Install at plantingKeep new plantings and containers from drying out during establishment.
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Right-size container with drainage
Containers / Before plantingUse a container large enough for mature roots, with open drainage holes to prevent root rot.
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Tree trunk guard
Protection / After plantingProtect young trunks from mower damage, sunscald, rabbits, and rubbing injury.
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Expanding container potting mix
Containers / Before plantingUse a lighter container medium instead of dense garden soil in pots and grow bags.
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Drip irrigation kit
Watering / Install at plantingDeliver steady root-zone moisture with less leaf wetness and less water loss.
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Seedling grow light
Propagation / Pre-seasonKeep indoor seedlings compact and sturdy before they move outside.
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Floating row cover
Protection / At plantingProtect young crops from wind, light frost, and early pest pressure while still letting light and water through.
Yield curve
Estimated Pound Return
Projected annual yield ramp from establishment to full production, using the current sourced range for Peaches and Cream sweet corn.
- Year 1
- 0.3-1 lb First-year estimate from the sourced curve.
- Year 5
- 0.3-1 lb
- Year 10
- 0.3-1 lb
- 10-year total
- 3-10 lb/10 yrs
Shaded band shows the sourced low-to-high pound-yield range. The line tracks the midpoint for quick comparison.
Method: ear-count range converted to pounds for stock-style return comparison. Annual crops assume one comparable planting per year; perennial crops ramp from first bearing to full production.
Planting Strategy
- Planting depth: Sow 1-2 in deep
- Container minimum: 5+ gal (workable). Use 5+ gal for most single vegetable plants; smaller leafy/root crops can use less.
- Start with one plant when testing fit in a new bed or container.
- Plant more than one when harvest volume or pollination is the main goal.
- Use the pairing map below to choose nearby companions or compatible varieties.
Risk Factors
- Match the site first: full light, loam, clay soil, and high water.
- Use 0.5-0.8 ft in-row x 2-3 ft rows as the first spacing model; adjust for hedges, trellises, containers, or local guidance.
- Plan around mature size: 5-8 ft H x 1-2 ft W.
- For harvest planning, treat "summer ears" and 1-2 ears/plant/season as planning ranges, not guarantees.
- Local drainage, pests, chill hours, wildlife pressure, and microclimates can change the result.
Related Planning Guides
Comparable Plants
Companion Plants & Pairings
Plant Nearby
Corn, climbing beans, and squash can work as a warm-season guild when spacing, timing, and fertility are managed carefully.
Use it: Start corn first, add climbing beans after corn is sturdy, and give squash the outside edge so vines have room.
Sources & Methodology
This guide combines hardiness range, light, soil, water, harvest timing, traits, supplier links, plant relationships, and quantitative planning metrics. Pairings are screened for practical garden fit.
Quantitative values use extension and botanical-reference ranges where available. For less-studied cultivars, similar crops fill gaps conservatively. Ranges are intentionally broad so the profile stays useful without pretending to be exact.
Planning sources: UGA Extension - Growing Vegetables OrganicallyCornell Cooperative Extension - Recommended Spacing and Expected Yield for Garden VegetablesUniversity of Maine Extension - Planting Chart for the Home Vegetable GardenUniversity of Maryland Extension - Types of Containers for Growing VegetablesIllinois Extension - Growing Vegetables in Containers
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