All right, nobody likes a smarta**, Cynthia! :) :) My father-in-law is waiting patiently with an "I told you so" to see if I can beat the racoons (something he failed at for about 6 years before he gave up growing corn). Alice seyfried@oclc.org > -----Original Message----- > From: Cynthia Mayeaux [SMTP:cmayeaux@traverse.com] > Sent: Monday, August 17, 1998 9:46 PM > To: gardeners@globalgarden.com > Subject: Re: [gardeners] Another corn newbie question > > At 04:21 PM 8/17/98 -0400, you wrote: > >My question is, > >how do I tell when they're ready to pick? I have a feeling it's > really > >bad to peak inside the silks, so I haven't done that. > > > >Thanks! > >Alice in London, Ohio (zone 5b) > >seyfried@oclc.org > > > > Congrats on getting ears on your corn. I've learned that the best > time to > pick the corn is the day before the racoons get it <VBG> > > Cynthia > > **Womyn Who Moves Mountains-Little Finger Of Michigan** > **cmayeaux@traverse.com **USDA zone 4b-Sunset zone 41** > ** http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/2659/garden/cynthia.html **