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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: ian1 on August 04, 2009, 16:27

Title: sweetcorn
Post by: ian1 on August 04, 2009, 16:27

Hi everyone, i'm new to growing, could someone tell me how i will know my sweetcorn is ready to pick. I live in london if that is any help. Many thanks

Title: Re: sweetcorn
Post by: Orchid on August 04, 2009, 16:41

The tassels at the end of the cob go brown and you should be able to feel the size of the cob through the outer layers, or peel some back and take a look at them.

Orchid

Title: Re: sweetcorn
Post by: ian1 on August 04, 2009, 16:44

Thankyou for the response much appreciated.

Title: Re: sweetcorn
Post by: Elcie on August 04, 2009, 17:05

If the tassels go brown is that as far as the cob will develop?  I only ask as some of mine are brown but the cob doesn't look ready yet.

Title: Re: sweetcorn
Post by: shay on August 04, 2009, 19:37

My tassels were brown, I picked one to check it and they were white and very small despite feeling firm, so just gonna play it by ear and rechecl in a week or so. have quite a few so wont be leaving myself hungry just yet.lol

Title: Re: sweetcorn
Post by: DD. on August 04, 2009, 19:38

They have to go really brown - all of them!

Title: Re: sweetcorn
Post by: Tattyanne456 on August 05, 2009, 17:41

You dont say in what format they were planted. Sweetcorn needs to planted in a grid, so that they can be wind pollinated. Some of my sweetcorn have the small white corn that you describe, but most of them have swelled and are a nice custard colour. If they are white and the tassels are brown, they wont develop now.