Freezing fresh corn

[milkman]

The last corn that I froze went into the freezer shuck silks and all, when ready to eat, just microwave 4 or 5 minutes per ear, shucks silks and all, then cut off the big end and hold the silk end and let the corn drop out the big end of the shucks. They come out clean as a whistle, no silks at all. Butter and salt and pig out.

 

[lakngulf]

The last corn that I froze went into the freezer shuck silks and all, when ready to eat, just microwave 4 or 5 minutes per ear, shucks silks and all, then cut off the big end and hold the silk end and let the corn drop out the big end of the shucks. They come out clean as a whistle, no silks at all. Butter and salt and pig out.

That is the way I eat corn on the cob straight from the garden, but for freezing I cut it off.
Will have to try the Shucks'n'All freezing method!

 

[ray66v]

I only grow Ambrosia, Bicolor.

With Ambrosia, there is no need to rush processing it. It tastes just as good as the day it was picked, even after long periods in the refrigerator. That makes it a lot more convenient to work with.

I don't wait until it looks like feed corn to pick it.

 

[lakngulf]

I only grow Ambrosia, Bicolor.

With Ambrosia, there is no need to rush processing it. It tastes just as good as the day it was picked, even after long periods in the refrigerator. That makes it a lot more convenient to work with.

I don't wait until it looks like feed corn to pick it.

My first batch this year was Ambrosia, very good. Planted it same time as some Silverqueen. Stalks on A were foot shorter and corn came in about 10 days ahead of S

 

[ray66v]

My first batch this year was Ambrosia, very good. Planted it same time as some Silverqueen. Stalks on A were foot shorter and corn came in about 10 days ahead of S

I have had mixed results with Ambrosia in early plantings. A cold wet spell will ****** growth. It does much better if you wait.

Once the ground has warmed, it does consistently well, even late in the season.

It's not one of the tallest. Average is 4.5 - 5.5 feet. I like that, since I am the one who has to cut it all down at the end of the season.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

You guys must not have as good of garden soil as I do, my Ambrosia consistently grows 8 feet plus with nice big ears!

We love Ambrosia!

As to cutting it down, that's why they invented tractors and rotary cutters!

SR

 

[Billy Bee]

I am with Sawyer Rob, the soil or fertilizer can sure make a difference. My Ambrosia consistantly gets 8 feet tall, with big ears. My neighbor 1/4 mile away also grows Ambrosia and it only gets 4-5 ft. tall. I side dress mine 2 times with high nitrogen fertilizer and water when necessary. My neighbor only uses horse manure and wont water [ " it'll rain sooner or later"]. We have an unspoken garden rivalry and I kick his garden butt every year, because he is too cheap to buy fertilizer or run his well. Gardens love attention.
Bill

 

[ray66v]

WOW! I have had Ambrosia hit 6' but not very often.

It's windy here. And, I have trouble with my ground getting saturated with water, and the corn blowing over. So, I'm happy to not have it get real tall.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I don't use any chem ferts, or any bug sprays at all, and the way we garden, there's not a huge amount of watering either...

Once the corn comes up, we put composted turkey poop between all the rows,

Then we cover all our gardens with mulch,

The mulch makes a HUGE difference in watering and weeding, as in, there's very little needed!

All of that gets tilled down in the fall, to feed NEXT years veggies...

SR

 

[2LaneCruzer]

It's been a few years, but I used to plant a variety of corn called "Early Sunglow". I always got some corn, and it was mature by the 4th of July as I recall. It was a short variety, and was not a heavy producer, but good!