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Title: Is there a way to force ripening of sweetcorn kernals?
Post by: kt. on September 27, 2012, 23:20:42

We have now finished our early sweetcorn and starting one of our three mid-late season varieties. My Conqueror and Incredible have full sized cobs of corn but the kernels are still white so I am leaving the plants in the ground for another month or so. I know you can force green tomatoes red but is there an artificial way of ripening sweetcorn to yellow for harvest

Title: Re: Is there a way to force ripening of sweetcorn kernals?
Post by: chriscross1966 on September 28, 2012, 08:07:06

I'd check the kernels for ripeness by squeezing one, I've grown Incredible and from memory it isn't that late, or indeed, that yellow when ripe...

chrisc

Title: Re: Is there a way to force ripening of sweetcorn kernals?
Post by: laurieuk on September 28, 2012, 13:36:26

There are many white varieties now.

Title: Re: Is there a way to force ripening of sweetcorn kernals?
Post by: davyw1 on September 28, 2012, 15:32:04

There is no way to force ripen sweetcorn, When the tassles have turned black then they are ripe.

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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: kt. on September 27, 2012, 23:20:42