Growing Sweet corn, also corn,maize

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06 Jan 13 (Australia - temperate climate)
How do tell corn is ready to pick
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10 Jan 13 Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
It's usually ready when the tassles/threads are drying up or black/brown. You can peel back the leaves around the top of the cob before picking to check if it is ripe and fold them back to keep growing if it isn't ready.
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