Product review for Northern Xtra Sweet Bicolor Hybrid (sh2) Sweet Corn Overall Rating: Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers Sort Reviews: Newest | Oldest | Highest Rating | Lowest Rating   :: Viewing page 1 of 3  -  Monday, October 22, 2007 Disappointed Reviewed By: Julie & Rick (Merrill , MI) Only about 50% of the seed germinated during two different plantings. Each stalk produced only one small (5") ear of corn. Not much flavor, either. Will not purchase again. Will try another variety.  -  Monday, January 14, 2008 Good stuff! Reviewed By: Stacy  (Huntington, IN) Corn was easy to grow and probably the best tasting corn I've had. I did lose about a dozen or so ears to what my neighbor called corn blight. Don't know if that was a genetic thing or just chance that my corn got it. I would have given it a five otherwise. I will be growing it again this year.  -  Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Good choice Reviewed By: Jon Mysse (Ingomar, MT) I usually plant this variety and have good luck. This was a bad year for it. This variety has good cold emergence and I always plant it early. One of the best varieties.  -  Tuesday, September 22, 2009 pretty good corn Reviewed By: Doug (mcdonald, pa) I got near 100% germination from this corn, it was my first try with this variety, and had high hopes overall. The sweetness level does not merit an sh2 billing. It had a more traditional sweet corn flavor that was not realized until the corn was at full maturity, It had little or no flavor if picked before. The downside of that was some loss of tenderness. Does not even come close to Gotta Have It in sweetness,...but is very user friendly and ALOT easier to grow. broadcast 20-20-20 at planting, probably should have hit it again mid-life, but still got 2 ears per stalk, albeit only about 7-8 inch ears on plants 6 1/2 feet tall. Just not as sweet as I hoped it would be.  -  Wednesday, August 06, 2008 Awsome Reviewed By: Tim (Ashland Co., Ohio) This was a real pleaser for my market sales.I planted 4 pounds at 5 inches apart with rows 4 feet apart.I used 19-19-19 via broadcast then did 2 more passing with disk.Planted in end of may when soil was moist and fairly warm.Germination was about 95-98%.I dont double seed.I put 1 seed every 5 inches.Once tasseled i put urea 38-0-0 as a side dressing.As with any corn it likes nitrogen.Every top set corn was at least 8 inches with many many at 10 in.lower corn was still 6-8 inches.Some stalks had 4 ears on it with all having at least 2 ears setting about 18-24 inches from ground for easy picking.Corn had great sweet taste and cusomters were in love.This was my first year of marketing corn.I charged 3.50 a dozen and many many people have came back loving it. Oh i also used bicep for weed control when corn first ermerged.So weed free was a success.Second crop was honey and pearl.If you buy this corn do yourself a fav with any corn really you have to make sure you have the soil ready for a good crop.Small ears or small stalks means lame soil.12-12-12 is a good starter but dont be afaid to use something highter right at planting.