saving sweetcorn seed

[queen of the cobs]

Hi,

I've eaten almost all of my cobs but wanted to save some kernels to plant next year - can I just scrape some off a cob now, do you think, or should I have done it with an unripe cob?

thanks.

[rustylady]

They need to be ripe (mature). I've never tried saving sweetcorn seed, do let us know how you get on.

[Paulottie]

If its an F1 supersweet, it won't come true to type... even open pollinated not completely reliable as pollen can travel a long way from nearby maize etc.

Its lemon squeezy tho..Leave it on the ripe cob until completely dry then push it off with thumb and save in envelope.