cutting suckers off of corn

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Does it do any good (and is it worth the time) to cut sucker sprouts off of corn like you do for tomato plants? My Dad has a large plot of corn and would appreciate some advice. Thanks!

-- Jill Dant (rajdant@juno.com), June 16, 2000

Answers

This might depend on the brand you grow, but we have found that the Funks bi-color sweet corn that we grow, will mature two nice ears and one immature ear, whether we cut the suckers or not. I happen to love the immature ears, which I harvest a little early and saute, you can eat them cob and all, just like the mini ears sold in the gormet section. Vicki

-- Vicki McGaugh (vickilonesomedoe@hotmail.com), June 16, 2000.

Better your Dad should spend time making beer, or even simply drinking it! Waste of time in my opinion! GL!

-- Brad (Homefixer@SacoRiver.net), June 16, 2000.

Jill, this has been studied and removing suckers doesn't help, and leaving them on in some cases helps. Gerbil

-- Gerbil (ima_gerbil@hotmail.com), June 16, 2000.

Leave them on. Sit in the shade.

-- fred (who'sthedummy@yahoo.com), June 23, 2000.

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