How to Pick Perfect: Sweet Corn 🌽 1) Bigger is better. 2) When you tear down the husks, it’s completely filled out. | Western Growers

🌽 Harvesting Sweetcorn 🌽 🌽 Once the silks or tassels begin to turn brown, it is a sign that the kernels are beginning to ripen and your cue to start watering if the weather is dry to ensure sweet and juicy cobs. 🌽 Sweetcorn ripens in stages over a period of about 4 weeks. In the early stages the kernels are a milky yellow colour with a flavour more like baby corn but after 2 weeks, the cobs turn bright yellow and are at their sweetest. If left to mature for a further 2 weeks the kernels turn