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Hello,

How do you know when to harvest corn? The stuff I've read talks about
moisture content. What exactly is that? How do I measure it without
buying a scientific device? Or is there another way? I've got a
backyard garden, with about 15 corn plants. I'm not going to buy
expensive farm equipment for a garden this size.

I've also heard people say that you can just open up an ear and look at
it. What do I look for? When?

The seed was called "90-day corn". But it's growing in partial shade,
so I expect it to will take longer than 90 days.

When responding, assume that I don't know what I'm talking about.

Thank you.

Ted Shoemaker, certified Gray Thumb

Madison, Wisconsin, US

USDA zone 4/5
AHS heat zone 4/5
Sunset zone 43


Nothing necessary except fingers and eyes. When the tassles are completely
brown, it's ready to eat. If you begin gently squeezing the cobs as they
develop, you will also be able to tell when the kernels are ready all the
way to the top. Never peel back the husks to check development. Where
they're peeled back, no kernels will develop.