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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: manicscousers on July 21, 2009, 15:31:05

Title: Swift F1 sweetcorn
Post by: manicscousers on July 21, 2009, 15:31:05
just about to be cooked  ;D
Title: Re: Swift F1 sweetcorn
Post by: saddad on July 21, 2009, 15:39:04
Was that one of ours too?
;D
Title: Re: Swift F1 sweetcorn
Post by: manicscousers on July 21, 2009, 15:47:09
no, matey..yours is the pink popcorn  ;D
Title: Re: Swift F1 sweetcorn
Post by: grannyjanny on July 21, 2009, 16:20:16
Don't cook it yet. I'm on my way ;D ;D ;D.
Title: Re: Swift F1 sweetcorn
Post by: kt. on July 21, 2009, 16:47:23
My Swift are just starting to form cobs....... ::)
Title: Re: Swift F1 sweetcorn
Post by: saddad on July 21, 2009, 16:48:26
Just checking as I sold off @100 Swift, two packets worth...  :)
Title: Re: Swift F1 sweetcorn
Post by: manicscousers on July 21, 2009, 16:59:03
brilliant crop this year, this is the first of many, got at least 30 cobs from 12 plants, plus lots of little ones on the sides  ;D
Title: Re: Swift F1 sweetcorn
Post by: cornykev on July 21, 2009, 19:38:10
Hang fire Manics if I take the short cut I should just get there before Granny.   ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Swift F1 sweetcorn
Post by: Mr Smith on July 21, 2009, 19:40:34
I must still be a month away from any sweetcorn, :)
Title: Re: Swift F1 sweetcorn
Post by: cornykev on July 21, 2009, 19:47:31
Same here Smithy.  :(     ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Swift F1 sweetcorn
Post by: manicscousers on July 21, 2009, 20:42:41
sorry, (mouth full)..all gone now and it was mmmmmm  :P ;D
Title: Re: Swift F1 sweetcorn
Post by: Mr Smith on July 22, 2009, 11:39:36
Manic,
          Hope you don't choke ;D, anyway just back from the lotty and the sweetcorn is taking a bashing in this wind, :)
Title: Re: Swift F1 sweetcorn
Post by: Deb P on July 22, 2009, 13:17:50
Pink Popcorn was mine........seed from Canada. My lot are growing well, but nowhere near cropping yet! :-\
Title: Re: Swift F1 sweetcorn
Post by: manicscousers on July 22, 2009, 14:54:10
no, deb..our pink ones are about 3' tall but no cobs yet  :-\
Title: Re: Swift F1 sweetcorn
Post by: BockingBill on July 22, 2009, 21:08:59
Certainly must be a brilliant year this year as we have up to 5 cobs per plant - never, ever had this in 40 years of growing sweetcorn.  :)