560Dennis Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Got a small raised bed garden . Was at the county fair last week . Didn’t attempt t to pick any . Did this week and it’s starting to dent. Ugh ! I’m going eat it ,little bit I got anyway ,I guess I don’t know when to pick it either. I’ll learn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acem Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Let it dry down and grind it for corn meal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Dinan Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 If it was planted at ground level, the coons would pick it for you the night before it’s ready. Then you know when to pick it!! lol 😂 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazy WP Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 If I remember correctly, about the time the silks almost dry? I haven’t raised sweet corn in years. Like Alan said, the coons always let us know. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmi Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 distant neighbor was color blind, could tell by the hue. planted 4 rows, day over 3-6 weeks hand picked and sold +- 200dz a day in season $.75-2.25 dz over his life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH Forever Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 I do not like my sweet corn too far along. But I usually wait till the silk is brown and maybe a week after that is when I start to pick it. A lot of times you can feel just by grabbing the ear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ihfan4life Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Same with my Apple tree. Going to wait for a few more days. Mowed lawn today, more like a hay field with all the rain and all the apples are on the ground 😱 can’t win for trying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
560Dennis Posted September 9 Author Share Posted September 9 7 hours ago, Alan Dinan said: If it was planted at ground level, the coons would pick it for you the night before it’s ready. Then you know when to pick it!! lol 😂 Results of the scoring so far Raccoons -24 Dennis 3 overdone I win 🥇 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgriffin856 Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 We try to plant around 2lbs of sweet corn seed every year. Coons got into it before the kernels started getting filled out....made short work of solving that problem....they like fish and cat food more than sweet corn. I started picking to eat just as the kernels were starting to turn yellow 2 and a half weeks ago. I like it about where it is now with the kernels good and firm.... I'll still be eating it until it gets too tough. I've given countless dozens away already. It's nothing for me to have it 3x's a day. A dozen or so a day at that. I grew up growing a large garden and eating stuff by the bushel. Going to a farm stand to buy stuff by the quart doesn't cut it lol At $5-$7 a dozen locally. We eat like royalty 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
560Dennis Posted September 11 Author Share Posted September 11 On 9/9/2023 at 4:12 PM, Ihfan4life said: Same with my Apple tree. Going to wait for a few more days. Mowed lawn today, more like a hay field with all the rain and all the apples are on the ground 😱 can’t win for trying Keep trying ! All can say ! Amen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Fan Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 I planted 1000 seeds this year. Ate all I wanted, froze 7 dozen or so, and gave away a pretty good amount too. I try to keep the coon population down enough they aren't a factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay neubauer Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Had a pretty successful sweet corn season here, but put a lot of effort into it because 2022 and 2021 really sucked. Four separate plantings, had good daily eating for a full six weeks. Fifty quarts in freezer. Solar charger and three wire fence kept it coon free the whole time. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjf711 Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 2 hours ago, DT Fan said: I planted 1000 seeds this year. Ate all I wanted, froze 7 dozen or so, and gave away a pretty good amount too. I try to keep the coon population down enough they aren't a factor. Kill a raccoon and 50 take its place 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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