Very Soon Now

I am not sure when it is ready either, so I guess I will have to follow this discussion to see what other people say, so I know when to pick mine. It is my first year growing it too. Hey, when did you detassel your corn? Mine is starting to tassel and I don't know when to detassel it.

My understanding, is that you pull the husk back a bit and take a peek. If it isn't quite ready, pull that husk back up.

Usually we just pulled back the husk a little and looked at the corn- if it was formed well then we picked it and ate it. I love corn on the cob- It's one of my favorite veggies!

My Grandpa would look at the silk on the corn, the color and length and feel the texture. Then, I guess if it was just right, he'd peel back a tiny big of husk and pierce a kernel with his fingernail. If it was juicy and popped nicely, it was ready to pick! Man, that was wonderful corn.

Sure sure, torment us a little more why don't you? Boy I miss home grown veggies. I can't grow anything here in south Texas. I miss the Iowa peaches and cream sweet corn we'd have and the huge home grown tomatos. I'd chop one up and add a little salt and pepper and there was lunch. Great, now my stomach is growling. LOL As for your corn - you go by the size of the ear, and by the appearance of the corn when you peel back the husk a little. Also, if the silk at the top has started to turn a little brown is a good sign too. Enjoy!

Hi, I used to decide if it was ready by looking at the silks hanging out the end. If they look dried it's good to pick. Not too dry of course because then it's too done. just as long as it's not still shiny.

I sure hope you plan to grill some up for me and Tyler you know hes looki forward to that.

That is great. My husband just bought us some homegrown sweet corn from one of his friends the other day. It was some very good looking corn. I took the shucks off of it and washed the cobs and put them in a freezer bag to cook when we have a chance to. I'm not sure when you are to pick it. I guess you could check a cob every now and then and see if it suits your taste. I found this info for you though. *************** You know that each corn kernel is originally attached to one of the 'hairs' of the corncob. A pollen grain falling from the top of the cornplant lands on the end of the hair and accomplishes fertilization by travelling down the hair. If the fertilization is successful a corn kernel will result. Generally, with plants, once fertilization is accomplished, the flower will wither. Now, regarding the corncob...when is it ready to be picked? Well, that would depend upon for what you intend to use it. If you want to use it for corn-on-the-cob, you would naturally pick it earlier than if you wanted to have the cobs on your front door for trick or treat, or dried corn to feed animals. Naturally, also, this time varies depending upon what area of the country you call home. The best method to tell is to pull the leaves an inch or so back from the cob and check the appearance of the corn kernels. If the corn 'looks' ready, then it is time to pick. (you can see people even doing this in the local supermarket and choosing the corn which appears to be ripe. Sadly, if you have ever grown corn, you may have seen corn cobs which look comical....maybe 10 kernels only on an otherwise empty cob. This is the result when not enough pollen is present in the air to accomplish total fertilization of each kernel on the cob. You can see this in a small garden planting , as well as those plants on a big farm which are on the edges of the field, where pollen counts are much lower. Finally, the taste test always works for picking corn. If the corn is picked too early , it might be less sweet than you prefer. As I mentioned above, much of the decision as to when to pick is subjective and depends upon your preferences. Hope this helps a bit.

Hi Grandpa, Wow! I can tell everyone is excited about it..ANyway, I have observed before that once the flower will start to dry, it is ready to harvest! LOL!

Wish I could help you out but all I know is what my mother told me when I helped her pick corn. She would pull the husk back a little bit and make sure the corn looked pretty and she would poke a kernel to check the juicyness of it.

ooh. I had BBQ corn in Spain! at the roadside there were these grandpas selling them and they had little burnt sides but they were totally delicious. When I bit into them I felt that there was too much salt (they liberally sprinkled huge grains on the husk that was used as a natural 'carrier' for the corn on the cob) and should have just asked them to leave it plain. What I didn't know was that they had already seasoned it very nicely with butter. hmmm... just thinking of it makes me hungry again.

Hmmmmmmm sound yummy, u can boil the corn as well and its great, but if u grioll it and cheese its not bad Well i am not sure as size of differnt varieties are differnt, but u can check if its properly filled,

Good day. Grandpa bob. I just love corns, specially grilled ones on my plate side by side with a steak. Just simply mouth watering. I just love eating them but I don't know when it's time to pick them, sorry I can't help you in that department.

Sorry I have no advice. I just wanted to say that your corn looks very good! I cannot remeber the last time I had it hot off the grill! Man your making me hungry. LOL