Today I decided to grasp the nettle and pick my four biggest sweetcorn to see if they were ripe enough to eat.
I'm happy to report they were.
and boy they were sweet!
These were the same sweetcorn that I sowed too early, but they hung on until it was warm enough to plant them out. They each developed two side shoots which were a waste of time when it came to producing cobs (but the advice was not to cut these off). One cob per plant was not an overwhelming yield, but today I feel they have fully justified the space devoted to them!
So much nicer than supermarket ones aren't they Mal. it's funny but of all the veggies I've grown it's the Sweetcorn that give me the most satisfaction and yet they're the ones that take less caring for. My sweetcorn are long gone unfortunately as I grow them in the PT so they're a good month or so ahead of outdoor ones - I think next year I may have a go at outdoor growing as well to increase the yield :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your sweetcorn Mal :)
PT envy is a pernicious disease, Linda. Can't promise the same success with outdoor crops in future years, but guess what (?) I have ordered a variety for next year - suited to more northerly climes!
DeleteWe've just started picking ours too
ReplyDeleteI'm sure yours will be top notch - You have developed that knack!
DeleteThey look really good Mal. Ours aren't so well filled but very tasty. We've only got one cob per plant and I don't think I can remember us having 2 good cobs on a plant very often.
ReplyDeleteThanks Martyn - It's reassuring to draw on the experience of others!
DeleteThose cobs look much better than the feeble affairs I have managed to produce in the past! Did you do the "Fingernail Test" to see if they were ripe?
ReplyDeleteThe funny thing is that when I tried the test the fingernail test there was no milky fluid. But then it was my daughters's birthday, and I was fed up with waiting. I thought "At least I will remember what date we tested our sweetcorn in 2013"... Turned out good!
DeleteI love sweetcorn and I am pleased to say mine too was a success this year...it really is a golden crop!!
ReplyDeleteHaving read your latest post I know your sweetcorn really is golden!
DeleteWhat a year!
You've done well there. I think we're ready to give up on sweetcorn after consistently under-ripe specimens.
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