FW: [gardeners] Another corn newbie question
Seyfried,Alice (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Wed, 19 Aug 1998 09:04:31 -0400
> Thanks, Allen! I can't wait to see his face either. Corn is his
> absolute favorite thing (not much on sweets, but loves his veggies).
> I
> wish I had a scanner. I'd take a picture and send it to you.
>
> Alice
> seyfried@oclc.org
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Allen and Judy Merten [SMTP:jbmerten@swbell.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 1998 1:50 AM
> > To: gardeners@globalgarden.com
> > Subject: Re: [gardeners] Another corn newbie question
> >
> > Hi Alice,
> > The best way for me is to wait until the silk is brown and dry to
> the
> > touch.
> > As soon as this condition exist get your corn. It is at its peak for
> a
> > short
> > time. It is also best if you can pick it when it has been cool. I
> try
> > to
> > pick mine in the morning after it has been cool overnight. However
> > most
> > gardening tips say pick your corn no more than 2 hours before you
> cook
> > it
> > for the absolute best taste. Sometimes that isn't convenient, so
> pick
> > when
> > you can and enjoy. Your 4 yr old will be delighted. I'd like to see
> > that
> > face when he or she is eating that first corn on the cob from the
> > garden.
> > Allen
> > Bastrop Co.,Tx
> >
> > Seyfried,Alice wrote:
> >
> > > Well, a big THANKS! goes out to all who helped me in my indecision
> > about
> > > whether or not to hand pollinate my corn. I have a 4 row X 10
> plant
> > > plot (I have no idea what variety it is - bad memory, sorry) and a
> > > couple months ago wasn't sure if it was big enough or not. Well,
> Kay
> > > told me I should hand pollinate by taking some of the tassles and
> > > brushing them around. Others told me they just shake the stalks a
> > bit.
> > > Well, I had originally decided to just shake the stalks and see
> what
> > > happened. Then I remembered that I had promised my 4 year old that
> > we'd
> > > have corn this year, so I decided to go with Kay's advice. (Kay,
> you
> > > disappeared shortly after that conversation. I hope it wasn't
> > anything I
> > > said). Almost all of the stalks (except a few on the edges that
> > were
> > > more shaded) now have 1 or 2 pretty big ears on them. 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
> >
> >
> >