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How long after the tassles are brown is the sweetcorn ready to pick?

Mine have been brown a week now, but when I checked them they still run clear rather than milky. The kernels are still really pale too.

It's the first time i've grown them and I don't want to miss them! Well i did try last year but lost all to badgers :(

Many thanks

The silks should be chocolate brown and the liquid creamy when a couple grains are squeezed.
I'd give them a few more days then try again.
Depending on which variety they are some kernels are very pale.

Thank you. The variety is Ovation - I've had a google and they do look pretty pale. I'll try the squeeze test again in a few days.

arrrgh!!! since yesterday something has pushed the wire fence down and got to all the sweetcorn. badgers?? how do i stop them next year???

Land mines?  :-X

tempting right now ! that's two years in a row and I was feeling so pleased with my wire fence this year. and the sweetcorn was nearly ready... sob.

Quote from: anemone on August 23, 2009, 14:01:30
arrrgh!!! since yesterday something has pushed the wire fence down and got to all the sweetcorn. badgers?? how do i stop them next year???

we've grown ours at home this year as the lottie badger hasn't got our home address ;D ;D ;D
seriously sorry to here about losing your crop it drive's you nuts when it happens >:(

Anemone I'm sorry to hear that!
Thankfully badgers are one problem that I don't have on the plot, so fingers crossed that mine are still okay!

Quote from: anemone on August 23, 2009, 14:01:30
arrrgh!!! since yesterday something has pushed the wire fence down and got to all the sweetcorn. badgers?? how do i stop them next year???

oh what a shame, sorry to hear this, have you thought of eletric tape intertwined through your wire fence next time. you can get those that are solar powered.

We had a problem with badgers at our allotments, the badger people advised me to use jeyes fluid in a spray all around the edge of the allotment apparently thay do not like the smell. We sprayed ours after our friend had dug up all our paths, we have not had any trouble since.

I have just had the first 4 cobs off ours and they were superb.

hiya, tootles, welcome to the site  ;D

Welcome to A4A Tootles

welcome aboard,  tootles,  ;)

Picked the first of mine this morning. The variety is Golden Bantam which thankfully has a strong wind resistance as it's very blowy here today!

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Hi Tootles and thank you. I've been wondering why one of the plots opposite has untouched sweetcorn with no visible protection!

Your sweetcorn looks lovely flightly, much nicer than the lidls stuff I'm buying :)

Anemone thanks, they were delicious and I'll be having some more over the weekend!