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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: hammers07 on August 17, 2008, 18:17

Title: sweet corn
Post by: hammers07 on August 17, 2008, 18:17

just harvested 2 cobs from my sweetcorn. Look nice but
there are gaps between the kernels. have I harvested too soon
or has something been nibbling :?:

Title: sweet corn
Post by: SpudtheBinx on August 17, 2008, 18:27

Were they planted in a block? As far as I know each kernel has to be pollenated and if there are gaps it could be due to incomplete pollenation of the cob.

Title: sweet corn
Post by: hammers07 on August 17, 2008, 18:29

yes five plants planted together

Title: sweet corn
Post by: peterjf on August 17, 2008, 20:17

think you picked them too early cos the nibblets are last to form , i bet someof the nibblets you did get was whitish in colour ?

Title: sweet corn
Post by: gobs on August 17, 2008, 21:38

Quote from: "hammers07"

yes five plants planted together

Not much of a block or pollination source five plants.  Can very well be a pollination problem.