[backpain]

Hi, I was wondering where you guys are with your sweet corn? If you've grown it of course.  Have you harvested it yet?  How did it fair in the wet summer, and most importantly should I pick mine now before its too late?
I planted it late, so it's a little behind, but its looking quite healty. I suppose I'm just a little worried about the frost.

[Nogger]

hi backpain,my sweet corn wasn't so good but my brother inlaws was brill,if they have a nice dark and mucky looking beard i should give one a try  

[FCG]

Quick add on to this - anyone had any problems with smut?

Not THAT kind, but i like your style.

[richyrich7]

No I never get any smut  

But on the up side my corn was great this year far better than last, all finished now.

[backpain]

Sorry FCG I don't follow the smut line.  Is that a fungle infection?

[FCG]

I'm tempted to try some corn, how well does it do in semi-shade?

Yes backpain smut is a fungal infection.

[Swing Swang]

I've never seen it on ony of my crops, but the mexicans consider it to be a delicacy and call it huitlacoche!

I'd be curious to know if anyone has risked a nibble!

Swing Swang

[digital_biscuit]

Not wanting to brag about my corn too much, but had a dinner party the other night so harvested 12 cobs! My life, they were awesome! And still have a fair few left on the plants!!

Prob one of my fave veggies i grow so i was well happy to get a decent crop!!! Although, i did have to plant 50 plants to get it!!

[Bombers]

50 plants DB that's a lot of corn! Your freezer must be overloaded I grew about 12 plants, and from most, I had 2 cobs. Very nice they were too!
Word of warning Backpain. I was really looking forward to the last of the corn last weekend, only to find I'd been beeten to them by 'Billy the Badger' :x

[Ropster]

I harvested mine about a month ago, its in the Freezer now
I had smut on one cob so I guess I was lucky it didnt spread
strange stuff that Smut

[corynsboy]

Afternoon all.

I planted Sweetcorn this year to take up some space on my new huge plot.  I planted 36 plants in late May 2008 and they took off like rockets.  I felled the sweet corn forest in late September after cropping the better part of 100 cobs since mid August.  These were my favourite crop of the year.

I used a F1 variety that I had picked up in a B&Q sale.  I planted them in below my forest of tomatoes (also planted to take up space in my first year).  Based on the size and height of my corn I'd say that they benefited from the tomato feed that trickled down the gentle slope to the corn.  I will definitely be feeding my corn with an organic tomato feed next year.  I think I lucked out a bit this year with the feeding, it must have made up for the lack of sun to some extent. Some of the cobs that I harvested in September were a little unfinished at the top but they all tasted great.  I've frozen plenty for the winter but nothing beats them fresh off the plot.


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[gingercharlie]

harvested my 9 plants last week got a total of 38 cobs of them.first time of growing them this year ,so quiet pleased with the end result.

[Ropster]

38 cobs off 9 plants, Thats good, What variety were they ?

[MARROW HEAD]

There is not enough sun for the sweetcorn to ripen. On our allotment, everybody's sweetcorn is fully grown, and the tops have gone brown, but the sweetcorn hasn't ripened. Sweetcorn is supposed to be aout 1 1/2 months late

[sheridal]

Well I felled my corn plants having thought I had got all the large cobs, only to find another 2 cobs hiding, which we really enjoyed eating. Also, the baby corn lower down, if I left them, would they eventually turn to full size cobs???