Minipop corn tassells/silks and when to harvest?

[Hector]

I read a recent post on here (cannot find it again) that said to harvest Minipop 5 days after silks show.

My problem is I don't know my silks from my tassels :) I have  a silky spike appearing at top of the plants BUT also have wee tasselly things appearing on some of the plants, further down, where there is a slight bulge I think will be the minipop fruit???

When do I pick...is the silks the topgrowth or the funny tasselly jobs further down? The stems are not really bulging much to suggest corns in there?

[Hector]

[Jeannine]

Hector, you have it backwards, the tassle is the top thing..(the daddy)..and the SILKS come from the side thingies, (the mummies).LOL

Pick them no more  than 5 days from seeing the SILKS start to emerge.

XX Jeannine

[Hector]

Lol....pretty bad not knowing my mummies from my daddies :) Thanks for this,

So pick within 5 days when I see a mummy...if there is only one Mummy showing do I harvest whole plant.?

I will be interested in how Minipop does...I might go back to Earlybird :)

[sunloving]

Hi Hector
just harvest the ones with silks on and leave the plant- it will give you 8-15 little cobs.
x sunloving

[Hector]

Hi Hector
just harvest the ones with silks on and leave the plant- it will give you 8-15 little cobs.
x sunloving

Thank you :)