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Does anyone out there grow their own sweetcorn? I've grown some this year and have been told that I should cut off the top of the cane to allow the cobs to fully develop. I've looked online and in loads of books but cannot find this anywhere. Does anyone know if it's the right thing to do please? The cobs seem to be growing well so am reluctant to cut the cane tops if not really necessary. Many thanks in advance for any help.
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Growing my first this year. Not cut any tops off. Read that once the golden fibre stuff turned brown the cob was ready for harvesting. One of mine had gone so brown it had disappeared, so I took it off. Think it was far from ready. Some of the kernels were still white, and didn't think I got a lot off anyway. Still, more on the plants to come yet.