Norman and I look forward to the Olathe corn crop every year. It is truly the best corn on the planet for the Olathe sweet corn Colorado dessert. Olathe, Colorado is just 15 minutes from Montrose, Colorado where we have owned a ranch in the area for over 20 years. Around the end of July the corn crop is ready and there is a huge celebration call the Olathe Sweet Corn Festival. This year, to the disappointment of 20k attendees, the festival was cancelled due to city budgets, but plans on returning next year bigger than ever!
Living in Houston most of the year, I can find this corn treat at Kroger’s. Sometimes it is frozen and sometimes you can find it fresh, already shucked. Trust me, it is like dessert.
The reason this corn is so sweet is that the temperatures in the Uncompahgre Valley of Colorado are perfect. Warm days of averaging 90 degrees but then temps drop about 25 degrees at night, making it just right to grow the sweetest corn anywhere!!! Please go to this link Sweet Corn Just Gets Sweeter. You will be enlightened by it’s history.
If you have followed me for a while, then you probably know that I do not enjoy the kitchen. I would rather be outside playing in the plants, decorating my home or shopping!! However, when it is corn season, my big All Clad pot is out and ready. This year I even cut off kernels of several ears to freeze. I will use it to make soups and casseroles this winter when we go back to Colorado. Yes, you can be impressed!!! Big deal for me to spend any time in the kitchen, but when it comes this Colorado dessert, I will do almost anything!! Happy Cooking!!!
Xo, SheShe
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Do you know when Kroger will be selling Olathe Sweet corn in Houston Texas. I look forward to this sweet corn every year
Hi David,
It is a delicious treat for surer. I am not sure…..it is just now coming in here in Colorado. I would just keep checking back with your Kroger.