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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Sparkly on September 13, 2008, 18:49:33

Title: minicob sweetcorn
Post by: Sparkly on September 13, 2008, 18:49:33
How can I tell when it is ready?
Title: Re: minicob sweetcorn
Post by: ceres on September 13, 2008, 18:58:01
As soon as the silks appear.
Title: Re: minicob sweetcorn
Post by: saddad on September 13, 2008, 19:46:58
That's about it... otherwise you just end up with fairly naff tasing cobs...  :-X
Title: Re: minicob sweetcorn
Post by: Sparkly on September 14, 2008, 18:40:40
Thanks for the replies. I had a feeling I had left them too long! Ah well! I picked them today and have about 20/100 that look good. Still I have 20 and now I know for next year.
Title: Re: minicob sweetcorn
Post by: ceres on September 14, 2008, 19:40:27
If it's any consolation, I made that mistake last year too!