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amanda21

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Popcorn Sweetcorn
« on: May 17, 2008, 13:50:31 »
I have some of the baby sweetcorn plants ready to go out shortly.  I've never grown it before - does it grow as tall as normal corn?  I'm wondering about growing with my BNS.  Also do they grow with silks like big sweetcorn???  Thanks
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Re: Popcorn Sweetcorn
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2008, 13:53:54 »
I grew baby sweetcorn last year.  They grew to about 5ft tall.  When the silks start to show, that's when you pick them.
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Re: Popcorn Sweetcorn
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2008, 14:09:59 »
Thanks - hadn't thought about when to pick them so glad you said as I would have waited for silks to go brown!  :-\
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Re: Popcorn Sweetcorn
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2008, 22:54:56 »
Mine grew to about 8 ft and produced tons of mini-cobs- 'Minipops' variety.
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Re: Popcorn Sweetcorn
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2008, 11:00:56 »
Sorry to hijack thread but was wondering....Im growing some of the minipop variety in pots & hardening off in plastic greenhouse before planting out on lottie. Do they need to be given support with canes?
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