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Sweet Corn and "Tassel Ear"
Hi Everyone,
This year the Sweet Corn we are growing is D.T. Brown's "Kelvedon Glory F1" - I notice it is also offered by Mr Fotheringill. Googling around, it seems to be an established variety. However a lot of mine is going to "Tassel Ear", where there are side shoots, called "Tillers", produced from the main stem and these produce groups of the cobs and the anthers in the same place, with useless results. Photos at http://chloesgarden.blogspot.com/200...weet-corn.html On reading, it seems that some F1 hybrids have more tendency to this Tillering, under certain conditions, although none in particular are named. I suspect mine has been triggered by being in too rich a soil. So my questions a Is anyone else growing "Kelvedon Glory F1" this season, and if so - how is it going? And since I am going to avoid F1 Hybrid corn (it was a weak moment), does anyone have a particular favourite that you suggest? Cheers Linda B There is a new Australian group at Kitchen Gardeners International. Small, but growing. http://my.kitchengardeners.org/group...inginaustralia |
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Sweet Corn and "Tassel Ear"
LindaB wrote:
Hi Everyone, This year the Sweet Corn we are growing is D.T. Brown's "Kelvedon Glory F1" - I notice it is also offered by Mr Fotheringill. Googling around, it seems to be an established variety. However a lot of mine is going to "Tassel Ear", where there are side shoots, called "Tillers", produced from the main stem and these produce groups of the cobs and the anthers in the same place, with useless results. Photos at http://chloesgarden.blogspot.com/200...weet-corn.html On reading, it seems that some F1 hybrids have more tendency to this Tillering, under certain conditions, although none in particular are named. I suspect mine has been triggered by being in too rich a soil. So my questions a Is anyone else growing "Kelvedon Glory F1" this season, and if so - how is it going? Yes. It's not going at all, it was eaten top to bottom by horses :-( David |
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