Sweetcorn Seeds - Unwins Easy Wins

New to growing from seed? Easy Wins is a great place to start. Each variety has been chosen to make growing your own flowers and vegetables simpler, with reliable varieties and clear, straightforward instructions to guide you from sowing to picking or flowering.

Some varieties have an extra helping hand too, such as pre-spaced seed tape, compact plants, disease resistance or other useful growing traits. So you can spend less time worrying about getting everything right and more time enjoying what you've grown.

When sowing indoors, sow seeds individually in small pots filled with moist seed compost, planting each seed approximately 2.5cm deep. Place the pots somewhere warm at 15-18°C to encourage germination. Once seedlings appear, grow them on in a cool, bright location out of direct sunlight to help produce strong, healthy plants.

When sowing outdoors, water the sowing area thoroughly before planting. Sow two seeds at each station, approximately 2.5cm deep, spacing stations 45cm apart in all directions. Keep the soil consistently moist until seedlings are well established. When the seedlings reach around 8cm tall, remove the weaker seedling at each station and allow the strongest plant to continue growing. Avoid transplanting the weaker seedlings, as sweetcorn does not respond well to being moved.

Grow Sweet Corn 'Moonshine F1' in a sunny, sheltered position with plenty of space for the plants to develop. Before planting outdoors, gradually acclimatise young plants to outside conditions over 2 to 3 weeks, then move them to their final growing position once all risk of frost has passed.

For the best pollination and cob development, plant sweetcorn in blocks rather than single rows, spacing plants approximately 45cm apart in all directions. This helps pollen transfer between plants, leading to better-filled cobs and more reliable harvests.

'Moonshine F1' is ideal for vegetable plots, raised beds and large containers in a full sun position, where its tall, upright plants can thrive and produce generous crops of sweet, tender corn.

Sweet Corn 'Moonshine F1' is easy to grow and rewards you with large, sweet cobs when given a little regular care. Keep the soil consistently moist, especially during dry spells, to support strong growth and healthy cob development. Planting in blocks rather than single rows will help improve pollination and produce better-filled cobs.

If you need to plant out early, protect young plants with fleece until the risk of frost has passed. This will help prevent cold damage and encourage strong establishment.

As plants grow, continue to water during prolonged dry weather and keep the growing area free from weeds. Thanks to its disease resistance and ability to cope with variable UK weather, 'Moonshine F1' is a reliable and rewarding variety for home gardeners.

Sweet Corn 'Moonshine F1' is typically ready to harvest from late summer. The best indication that cobs are ready is when the silks at the end of the cob turn brown, signalling that the kernels have developed fully and are ready to eat.

For the sweetest flavour, harvest cobs as soon as they are ripe and enjoy them fresh from the plant. 'Moonshine F1' produces large, well-filled cobs packed with deliciously sweet kernels, making it a rewarding late-summer crop.