Topic: Another newbie question! Sweetcorn....

[TheGrowingFamily]

Just wondering if anyone could tell what does sweetcorn look like when it is ready to pick?

Sorry if its a silly question but Im very new to growing my own veg.

Thanks in advance for your replies.

TGF  :D

[redimp]

Tassles turn brown and the kernals are yellow when you peel back the outer leaves.  If pricked the liquid should also be milky.  Cover the kernals back up carefully to keep the beasties off them.

[Curryandchips]

One word of advice here, do not pick your sweetcorn until you are ready to eat it. When absolutely fresh, it is exquisite, but the sugar starts to turn to starch almost immediately, so you want to cook and eat it as quickly as possible after picking.

[cleo]

There are two crops worth growing to show the difference between shop bought and home grown

1-Tomatoes

2-Sweetcorn

3-Chard

oh well three-or more??

[Curryandchips]

First early potatoes?

[supersprout]

My mum used to say ...
When the water's nearly boiling in the pot, walk down the garden to pick the sweetcorn, and run back ::)

[tim]

And yet, there are some infuriating people - no names - who reckon it's better after being stored a year in the freezer. Can't win!!

[TheGrowingFamily]

Thank you for your replies :)

The tassles are brown ish, the corn is a pale yellow colour and the liquid is milky but I would say its a thick milky.

I take a pic tomorrow and post it.

Sorry but it is my 1st year of veg growing.
I need all the help I can get.

TGF  :D

[Emagggie]

Really glad you asked the question TGF. Was about to post same, but thought I'd check. Now I know too ;D ;D ;D

[Curryandchips]

I can't believe that Tim. Freezers enable you to eat sweetcorn all round the year, but they are so dull compared to fresh ...

[saddad]

I've grown Ovation from T+M for the last two years and frozen the glut at the end of the season, we are still eating and enjoying last years from the freezer... (but do an extra one as some are tasteless @20%)
 ;D

[TheGrowingFamily]

As promised:





I'm guessing that it not ready yet? :-[

[cleo]

Not far off though-the cob looks thick enough and the kernals at the very top do not always fully ripen.

I would try one or two and see