[Geordie]

My sweetcorn (Swift F1) appears to be developing side shoots from the base?

I'm sure all my previous sweetcorn had single stems - never seen this before. Anyone know what's going on??

 

[Totty]

They are happy plants! I leave them alone, so long as you have them in good rich soil, they will help the plant grow fat cobs that ripen nicely and increase the yield.

Totty

[mumofstig]

They're called tillers, and you don't have to do anything with them...................Rarely they produce an extra cob - but I'm pretty sure you won't this year 

[Kajazy]

Mine did that last year too, also Swift, and I did indeed a get a couple of extra cobs which was a nice treat. This year they're doing terribly! I think I put them out too early...