Sweetcorn kernels on male part of plant

maddave · « **on:** August 09, 2020, 18:16 »

My swift sweetcorn has some weird sweetcorn kernels on the male part of the plant. I've not seen this before, so is it anything to worry about?

mumofstig · « **Reply #1 on:** August 09, 2020, 21:55 »

I had that on my Incredible sweetcorn one year - it's called a Tassel Ear and just one of those things, nothing to worry about. You sometimes get the opposite happening with flower tassels growing where silks/corncobs should grow. All something to do with plant hormones IIRC

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Sweetcorn kernels on male part of plant

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Sweetcorn kernels on male part of plant

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