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No smutty balls this year, hurrah!

NollieNollie Posts: 7,490
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Well my sweetcorn was very smutty last year and I diidn’t get any useable cobs:


But this year, phew, fantastic, healthy and very early crop, delicious:

Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
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  • Red mapleRed maple Posts: 984
    Well done, Nellie. It looks delicious!
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,490
    Thanks both, yes it’s always good when things turn out well. Despite careful cultivation,  weather patterns lately means its a lottery what works and what doesn’t these days. Sweetcorn obviously likes heatwaves and heavy storms, probably thinks it’s in South America :D  
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,441
    I thought I was seeing things until I saw you were in Spain. Mine is only a foot high.
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,490
    Still over a month early here though. The smutty snap was from 11th August.
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,580
    I’m no fan of sweetcorn but I like the rustic plate!
    Rutland, England
  • RubytooRubytoo Posts: 1,480
    Picidae said:
    I’m no fan of sweetcorn but I like the rustic plate!

    @Picidae me too on the plate, but also rather fond of the sweetcorn, nice ones Nollie, congratulations.
    Choked on my fermented grape juice...smutty balls.....
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,490
    It is a thing, smutty balls. 

    I managed to crack one of said rustic plates but the shop have discontinued them, don’t you just hate that when that happens?
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,580
    edited July 2019
    I think smutty balls are worse than a long felt want but not as bad as a red felt tip. Innuendo - an Italian suppository.
    Rutland, England
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,490
    I supposit a theme emerging...
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • granmagranma Posts: 1,929
    Last year my sweatcorn produced many 'smutty ball's too.
    Thought it was me who had waited longer than usual to plant out because of the weather. 
    Now  to see that even in Spain you had the same  problems  is  telling me that I wasn't alone .
    Hopefully this year will be different for us all.
    But on inspection of mine it is noticeable that they are not growing quick as usual.
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