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  Posted by farmerSteve (U2644680) on Saturday, 27th August 2011

  is it just me or other people having very poor cobs this time
  I have grown a block of 15 plants and the pollination of the cobs has varied from
  zero to 75% most exhibiting about 25-40%
  
  The plants were well watered in the spring ande compared to the field grown plants always looked very good most plants had 2- 3 cobs on
  
  We had high hopes of a very good crop this time but it is nearly a disaster
  I expect barely ten cobs will be worth eating
  
  Has it been the very bad weather or is it something else
  I have suspicions that they may have been exhibiting male sterility
  A process used in the production of hybrid seed

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  Posted by John (U14257971) on Saturday, 27th August 2011

  Mine are starting to form cobs and tassles but are less than half the size they should be - I put it down to the cold late spring and summer here in central Scotland.

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  Posted by BaraGwenith (U14257539) on Saturday, 27th August 2011

  I'm down in West Wales and the sweetcorn took a very long time to take off. They are looking good now, but they have only recently flowered. They have grown massively in the last few weeks so I have great hopes for the crop.
  
  I never expect more than one good cob per plant. Secondary cobs are a bonus.
  
  Apart from the wonderful weather early on, it has just been too cool this summer, I think.

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  Posted by Engineer (U3135859) on Saturday, 27th August 2011

  I reckon the recent weather is the problem - it needs to be hot and sunny when the tassles are distributing the pollen. In Leicestershire, we've had a weird year - drought and hot weather in spring, now cool and wet. Fruit has done well, as have onions (sets), carrots and broad beans, but everything else has a much reduced crop. 50% down on spuds, and hardly any french beans, squash not looking too healthy either, but at least they have some fruit. Tomatoes late ripening, except orange cherries (sungold) which I have masses of!
  Cheers -- Bob

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  Posted by Kleftiwallah (U13700999) on Saturday, 27th August 2011

  Here in North Wiltshire we've been tucking into them for a week now, Usually they look quite good, but later on I've noticed a few uneven sized 'corns'. Cheers, Tony.

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  Posted by farmerSteve (U2644680) on Saturday, 27th August 2011

  it probably is just the wet weather
  but I have never had such a poor crop before
  Just about everything else in my garden has had a record time except my parsnips

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  Posted by lilylouise (U3205282) on Saturday, 27th August 2011

  I can't complain of a poor crop
  
  

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