[mumofstig]

where's your optimism woman  ......don't put the mockers on them for goodness sake 

[sunshineband]

That was me being hopeful 

[mumofstig]

I meant Snap Dragon, sorry, Sunny 

[Snap Dragon]

I'm having one of them years...

Everything is going in late or just plain refusing to grow!!!

Apart from my goosegogs that have gone mad and need trimming - but that's another thread  

[Goosegirl]

Silky tassels???

There's tassels and there's silks!

Sorry DD - brain-wine-finger problem!!!

[Kristen]

I grew some Swift F1 last year. The ones I planted out really early were very short, compared to those I grew a bit later on.

Dunno if its the same for yours, but given that yours were out early then maybe?

[DD.]

Silky tassels???

There's tassels and there's silks!

Sorry DD - brain-wine-finger problem!!!

At that time of the afternoon? 

Never drink & type, you might spill some and it makes the keyboard sticky.

[mumofstig]

He obviously speaks from experience....

[DD.]

Yeasshhhhh.

[rizzla_lite]

Thanks Kristen - did your small plants develop edible cobs? Still hoping mine will be okay.

[mumofstig]

I had alook at mine today I swear they've grown about a foot since the last time I looked

and I have silks and tassels  I may try a bit of hand pollination to make sure this year

I want lots of cobs 

[Carrotcake]

Mine are shorties too. I think it's the slow start earlier in the year.

I sowed two different types at the same time (too early) and they were sitting around for too long before I could get them in the ground. Then we had a light frost and cold snaps all the way to the middle of last month. One lot that I put in the polytunnel are up to the roof of the tunnel and the ones I sowed outside are about two foot tall. Both sets of plants are at a similar stage , maybe the ones in the tunnel are slightly ahead, but I wouldn't worry about them. You're more likely to have success with the ones that are in now than from starting from scratch 

[Kristen]

did your small plants develop edible cobs? Still hoping mine will be okay.

Yes they were fine - although I think the taller / second batch had better cobs, although I can't exactly remember - but I do remember eating the first batch and no one complaining!