Minipop Sweetcorn?

VegGirl7, they do grow to a reasonable size, but the cobs do not form luscious yellow kernels, they're very small, but taste OK. The texture is very chewy, and reminds me of eating Muesli for the first time...

oh well - I will have to grow proper corn next year (I did have some started this year but the cat got into the spare room and munched her way through the normal ones    so I only had enough of the mini to plant out) 

If the taste is OK do you think I could make a soup from them - blended and strained through a fine sieve?

And the old stems make useful supports for peas the following year    (Cut off and moved to where needed of course, not in the same place  )

At least I'll get something useful from them   

Sorry we're all in the same boat, VegGirl, but there's always next year!

Like the idea of using this year's stalks for pea sticks CQ, that makes a lot of sense, as they take years to rot down!

'Twas I, Le Clerk 

Quote from: Growster... on September 16, 2013, 06:28

Sorry we're all in the same boat, VegGirl, but there's always next year!

Like the idea of using this year's stalks for pea sticks CQ, that makes a lot of sense, as they take years to rot down!

'Twas I, Le Clerk 

Ooops! Sorry, CQ, I have a cold...(Old Monty Python excuse...)!

I just cut them once the cobs are finished and let them dry (If they are not already dry) Sometimes it takes a bit of effort to cut through them at the base.

Appreciate this thread is years old, but I just started growing stuff this year and minipop was the first thing I started with, alongside some kind of kale.

I just picked my first cob from one of my plants to take a look, and see how well I did working out when to pick it. The sweetcorn cob was very green looking, and to my ignorant eyes actually looked immature like I picked it too early. The size of the cob, as it appeared on the plant, compared to the recommended size mentioned in this thread suggests it was more likely to have been picked late. I am assuming the size mentioned is the size of the corn including sheath, and possibly also silks?

Does minipop go a kind of green colour when it has been picked too late, or have I somehow managed to pick it too early? I'm trying to figure out what to do with the rest that are on the other plants.

Despite the green look, it actually tasted okay just not quite what you would expect if picked at the right time. I want to do my best with what's left and then get my notes in order and make sure I know what to try and do better next time.