Why Grow Corn?

  • ✅ Sweet, tender cobs perfect for fresh eating, grilling, and steaming
  • ✅ Easy to grow warm-season crop with high yields
  • ✅ Wide range of types including sweet corn, popping corn, and heirlooms
  • ✅ Pollinator-friendly crop that adds height and structure to gardens

Where Can You Grow Corn?

Corn thrives in warm, sunny conditions across Australia and requires fertile, well-drained soil. For best pollination, plant corn in blocks of several rows rather than a single line. Sow seeds directly into the soil once frost risk has passed and soil temperatures are warm.

Keep plants well-watered, especially when tassels and cobs are forming, to ensure plump kernels. In smaller gardens, corn can be paired with climbing beans and pumpkins in the traditional “three sisters” planting system.

Health Benefits of Corn

Corn is a good source of dietary fibre, vitamin C, and B vitamins, particularly thiamine and folate. Yellow and coloured varieties contain carotenoids like lutein and zeaxanthin, which support eye health. Naturally gluten-free, corn is a versatile staple for fresh eating, preserving, or grinding into flour.

Most Popular Corn Varieties

  • Sweet Corn: Golden, tender cobs with a sweet, juicy flavour.
  • Super Sweet Hybrids: Extra-sweet kernels that hold flavour longer after harvest.
  • Popping Corn: Small, hard kernels that pop into light, fluffy popcorn.
  • Rainbow & Heirloom Corn: Multi-coloured kernels used for decoration, milling, or speciality cooking.
  • Mini Corn: Harvested early for use in stir-fries and Asian cuisine.

Ready to Start Growing?

All of our corn seeds are open-pollinated or hybrid, non-GMO, and tested for strong germination. Suitable for backyard gardens or larger-scale production, our corn varieties deliver abundant harvests throughout the summer growing season.

Shop the full range of corn seeds above and enjoy fresh, homegrown flavour straight from your garden.