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feldon30 · May 25, 2009

When I got home a week and a half ago, the silks were dark brown. But the ears were very small so I waited. Big mistake.

I harvested 3 yesterday and they are 'past done'. But all the sweetness is gone. They are indistinguishable from the grocery store ones. I guess they didn't get fertilized enough and then I shouldn't have waited when the silks were dark brown.

Oh well, it was an experiment. So I have all these ears out there, some small, some VERY small, and I'm guessing that none of them are sweet.

May 25, 2009	#30
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	When I got home a week and a half ago, the silks were dark brown. But the ears were very small so I waited. Big mistake. I harvested 3 yesterday and they are 'past done'. But all the sweetness is gone. They are indistinguishable from the grocery store ones. I guess they didn't get fertilized enough and then I shouldn't have waited when the silks were dark brown. Oh well, it was an experiment. So I have all these ears out there, some small, some VERY small, and I'm guessing that none of them are sweet. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]