2006-07-04 08:30:42 · 8 answers · asked by horseluv71 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
when the silk ( the hairy part on the end of the cob) is brown or almost brown...depends on personal preference as to how much you like your kernels filled out
2006-07-04 08:36:13 · answer #1 · answered by ananimalloverinkentucky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the silks of the corn turn brown. The silks are the long strings that look a little like hair that are at the open end.
2006-07-04 15:35:53 · answer #2 · answered by wolfmusic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the silks, the fibers that stick out of the top of the ears, are brown, it is ready. YOu can also peel back the shuck a bit and look at the kernals to see if they are all plump and the right color.
2006-07-04 15:37:08 · answer #3 · answered by ramall1to 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should be tassled, and each ear of corn on the stalk should look full...... Try peeling back 1 ear to check color of the corn.....if you have white corn that is a little different......take a small, small bite from the top, and see how it tastes.... :-)
2006-07-04 15:36:49 · answer #4 · answered by fiddlefix 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In New England, it is:
knee high by the 4th of July...
When the tassels turn brown, it's done. There is nothing like corn picked while the water is boiling. MMM.
2006-07-11 09:54:32 · answer #5 · answered by Truebluesue222 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when the silks on the ears turn a dark brown and ear feels firm you can always check by opening one just enough to see it will not hurt as long as you leave it to where you can close back up
2006-07-11 08:33:03 · answer #6 · answered by roy_alice_mills 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the stalks are as high as an Elephant's eye after the fourth of july.
2006-07-04 15:33:06 · answer #7 · answered by Handy but Perplexed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when the silk turns dark. m
2006-07-04 18:33:22 · answer #8 · answered by Mache 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋