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  • #61
    Mine is starting to grow now....ok so it's still not huuuge but there is hope if it stays sunny till October!!
    Nestled somewhere in the Cambridgeshire Fens. Good soil, strong winds and 4 Giant Puffballs!
    Always aim for the best result possible not the best possible result

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    • #62
      my sweetcorn started to produce silk as well.. they not out yet but i can see something growing on the side....

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      • #63
        Mine have had a bit of a growth spurt, and I have the male flowers and silks coming through on a couple:



        As you can see, only one has anything approaching a decent height, though, and even that one is only about 4ft.
        Last edited by lukens; 27-07-2012, 09:49 AM.

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        • #64
          http://niallsgarden.files.wordpress....8/070812-1.jpg

          Here's mine at the moment, will be harvesting some later in the week. Tallest plant is over 7 feet now!
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          • #65
            some pics of mine grown in a huge pots with runner beans which use the corn stalk to climb up..





            Last edited by muslimgrower; 07-08-2012, 06:12 PM.

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            • #66
              Loddon allotments

              The sweetcorn in the left of this shot is as tall as the runner beans: I'd say 6-7ft
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              All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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              • #67
                koffsplutter, mine is roughly 6". Beenjust too cold up here this time around

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                • #68
                  Mine is 3ft tall and flowering at last
                  All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                  • #69
                    Originally posted by Aberdeenplotter View Post
                    koffsplutter, mine is roughly 6". Beenjust too cold up here this time around
                    Thank God I am not the only one at that level...
                    Keep looking at it and thinking I might as well pull it up...maybe today
                    I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives....


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                    • #70
                      We've just harvested the first two cobs today. They're not as big as last year, a couple of weeks later, and the plants themselves are much shorter. A couple of plants have been uprooted and stripped, so hopefully we can wait a bit longer for the rest to ripen before we lose anymore. I did notice tonight though, that we have more plants with multiple cobs - last year it was pretty much one per plant.
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                      • #71
                        Mine are ranging from 2 to 4 foot with flowers on most. I'm really looking forward to tucking into the cobs.
                        An attempt to live a little more self-sufficient

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                        • #72
                          Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                          The sweetcorn in the left of this shot is as tall as the runner beans: I'd say 6-7ft
                          Look how neat & tidy your lotty is, looks smart.

                          I hope you are tall enough to reach the corns when they are ready for harvesting, lol.

                          This is my tallest (out of 3)

                          Getting somewhere at last!
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                          My favourite animal is steak...

                          Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.

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                          • #73
                            I've got the mini-pop. Plants are about 5-6ft high but no sign of flowers, let alone cobs.
                            Likac66

                            Living in her own purple world

                            Loving gardening, reading, knitting and crochet.

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                            • #74
                              Very exciting stuff for me This is our first allotment and the first sweetcorn, have tassles on plants... just waiting now to see if we get any cobs ! Yippppppppppeeeeeeeeeeeee !!

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                              • #75
                                I've had another look at mine this morning and seen some flowers about to open at the top of a couple of stems. Is that the male flower?
                                Likac66

                                Living in her own purple world

                                Loving gardening, reading, knitting and crochet.

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