Interestingly (at least to me), I received the following message from Tracey Vowell at Three Sisters Garden in one of her recent, semi-weekly emails . . .
in a recent email, Tracey Vowell wrote:You will notice that we have stripped away all mention of Mirai sweet corn from the site, as we have decided to move away from that family of hybrids.
We are just not seeing the kind of results we have in the past. Last year, we trialed alternative varieties, and this spring planted the ones we liked, side by side with the Mirai, for this season. We have decided to make the switch, as we are happier with the results in the new hybrids. It has been a difficult decision, as we are known for superior corn, and Mirai was the critical component in those results. While we are making this massive change in our program, as we have grown exclusively Mirai varieties for the better part of 20 years, we remain devoted to producing superior sweet corn. We could just quietly make the change, but that feels like bait and switch to me, even if we are replacing with corn we are confident about.
I had noticed a bit of inconsistency over the past couple of years but the range in quality was still high and tight, from excellent to superior. It'll be interesting to see how this change manifests.
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Same planet, different world