Corn around a Fig tree in a deep dug garden bed.
Corn in the AP
Corn in the backyard
Don't ever cook corn. Just eat it raw off the cob. Have a Red aztec that I want to plant next.
At least people like it when you give them fresh corn.
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| Author: | dufflight [ Mon Jan 11, 2010 9:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Corn |
Corn around a Fig tree in a deep dug garden bed. Corn in the AP Corn in the backyard Don't ever cook corn. Just eat it raw off the cob. Have a Red aztec that I want to plant next. At least people like it when you give them fresh corn. |
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| Author: | mitch [ Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:32 pm ] | ||
| Post subject: | Re: Corn | ||
Check out the corn in my Aquaponics system.  Its probably about four months old, roughly. Its a heirloom variety, white corn, i think.  Can't wait to harvest it!!!
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| Author: | ivansng [ Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Corn |
When exactly do you harvest the corn?? I found websites advising to pinch the kennels and see if the juice is milky, but this involves pulling back the silks. And if they are not ready, you cannot easily put the silks back... and I get concern that this would affect the entire cob... Is it possible to know that it is ready without intrusive tests?? |
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| Author: | dufflight [ Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Corn |
When the silks go brown and the cob feels full. You get a feel for it after a while. |
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| Author: | dufflight [ Sun Jan 24, 2010 8:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Corn |
Max hybrid corn.   In AP it may not matter but in the soil if you plant the corn in a trench you can back fill over the second roots to allow then to feed more. I also try and trim any side shoots.  The Red aztec coming up. 
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| Author: | mitch [ Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:13 pm ] | ||||
| Post subject: | Re: Corn | ||||
Went out there today, the corns grown another six inches or so. Except I'm not sure when to harvest this type of corn, the silks have changed from a pale yellow to a ruby red in the past few days. There is also a few corn cobs that have come away from the trunk. I imagine this means that they are ready to harvest. Any ideas?
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| Author: | earthbound [ Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Corn |
Wow, you weren't joking Mitch, they are really red... And red roots as well.. I'd say leave it a bit yet, the idea is that the silks are meant to die off and go brown before you harvest. Wonder what colour the silks are on a brown corn? 
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| Author: | ivansng [ Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Corn |
The leaves on my corn are turning brown and withering... Is it because it is too hot?? It seems like from most photos here, there is no shade cloth over the corn anyways?? The silks are just starting to look brown... |
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| Author: | mitch [ Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Corn |
Corn leaves do over time turn brown. This is usually because they are drawing the nutrients from the older leaves to fill the cobs or put on new growth. The only time to be concerned, about brown leaves, is when they are the new leaves on the plant. Hope this helps.
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| Author: | chillidude [ Sun Jan 31, 2010 1:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Corn |
Yep, it does - will use that tip next summer when I have corn growing in my AP system ! |
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| Author: | ivansng [ Sun Jan 31, 2010 2:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Corn |
mitch wrote: Corn leaves do over time turn brown. This is usually because they are drawing the nutrients from the older leaves to fill the cobs or put on new growth. The only time to be concerned, about brown leaves, is when they are the new leaves on the plant. Hope this helps.I see... well the corn is certainly not putting on new growth so hopefully they are filling the cob then... it would be good to at least have some home grown corn to eat this year... |
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| Author: | mitch [ Sun Jan 31, 2010 10:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Corn |
My corn has now produced up to three cobs from one node!! Which I have never ever seen before. It seems so strange.  The first cobs have almost finished filling out now and I was hoping to harvest them next week. But now that they have cobs growing right next to them I imagine I won't be able to.  Attachment:
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| Author: | dufflight [ Mon Feb 22, 2010 8:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Corn |
Almost got all of the corn out of the AP system.  
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| Author: | Faye [ Mon Feb 22, 2010 8:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Corn |
That looks sooo good Duff. |
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| Author: | earthbound [ Tue Feb 23, 2010 12:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Corn |
Damn thats good looking corn Duff... Ours was a bit average, cobs did not fill out well even though they were planted close together. |
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