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	Gardening Articles: Edibles :: Vegetables Features Sweeter Sweet Corn By Warren Schultz Remember supersweet corn? About 20 years ago, it was touted as the corn of the future. Bred with the so-called shrunken gene, supersweet varieties contain two to three... more More Features: Pickleworm Bears A Calendar of Carrots Search and Browse: Browse all articles in this topic Zip to Zone To find out your zone enter your zip and click "Go >" Tip of the Day Cage Tomatoes Vigorous tomato varieties need to be supported to keep plants and fruit off the ground. For the simplest support construct a 6-foot-high, 3-foot-diameter cylindrical wire cage around the plants and anchor it to the ground.