§ Vegetable
Sweet Corn
Harvest window: Aug-Sep
How to harvest it
Pick when silks brown & kernels milky
Keeping it
Eat/chill fast; freeze
In the kitchen
Boil, grill, roast
Worth watching for
- Corn earworm
- Smut
Spot one of these? Garden Care members just snap a photo and ask — it's what we're here for.
Honest note for Central MA: Space-hungry; block-plant for pollination
Grow sweet corn in your own yard.
We'll design and build a garden suited to your light — and we'll show you how to tell when it's ready to pick.