Baby Corn - Snobaby - No cobs yet

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Godhelm

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Baby Corn - Snobaby - No cobs yet
« on: July 23, 2014, 13:03 »
I'm trying Snobaby for the first time (seeds from DT Brown). The plants look really healthy, and are starting to have the tassles on the top (which I plan to remove to prevent pollination), but there is no sign of any cobs whatsoever. Am I just too impatient, or do you think there is a problem?
I am also growing Swift (quite a distance away from the Snobaby) where most plants already have 2 cobs developing (though the plants are shorter than I was expecting - certainly shorter than the Mirai Picnic I grew last year).

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Re: Baby Corn - Snobaby - No cobs yet
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2014, 13:36 »
Surely you wish to have pollination as otherwise no seeds/corn, maybe I am just lisunderstanding the point.
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Re: Baby Corn - Snobaby - No cobs yet
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2014, 13:37 »
As earlier topics have mentioned, there often seems a delay before the cobs appear - stupid timing isn't it!

As you don't need pollination for mini cobs, it doesn't matter - you'll just have to wait a little while longer  ;)

Yes, Swift is quite short Lark seems to be a shorty as well, which is what I'm trying this year  :D

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Re: Baby Corn - Snobaby - No cobs yet
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2014, 14:07 »
My 'Incredible' are supposed to reach 8' but at only around 4' are already sending up male tassels (they'll have to be bloomin' long spikes to reach 8' !  :ohmy:)

First signs of first silks appearing - hardly got out of bed never mind powdering their noses!  :lol:
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Re: Baby Corn - Snobaby - No cobs yet
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2014, 14:10 »
My 'Incredible' are supposed to reach 8' but at only around 4' are already sending up male tassels (they'll have to be bloomin' long spikes to reach 8' !  :ohmy:)

First signs of first silks appearing - hardly got out of bed never mind powdering their noses!  :lol:


Swap mine have gone huge  :ohmy: I'll need a cherry picker to get to the cobs  :lol:

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Re: Baby Corn - Snobaby - No cobs yet
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2014, 17:02 »
Surely you wish to have pollination as otherwise no seeds/corn, maybe I am just lisunderstanding the point.

For baby corn, you don't want pollination as you don't want kernels to form and fill out like 'normal' sweetcorn.

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Re: Baby Corn - Snobaby - No cobs yet
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2014, 17:03 »
As earlier topics have mentioned, there often seems a delay before the cobs appear - stupid timing isn't it!

As you don't need pollination for mini cobs, it doesn't matter - you'll just have to wait a little while longer  ;)

Yes, Swift is quite short Lark seems to be a shorty as well, which is what I'm trying this year  :D

No doubt they are waiting until the day after I go on holiday so that they will be 'too far gone' by the time I return!

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Re: Baby Corn - Snobaby - No cobs yet
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2014, 09:10 »
Thanks Godhelm I didn't know that!



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