tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post9179634775874706164..comments2024-03-18T09:07:24.680-07:00Comments on The Farmer Fred® Rant: Harvest Fruits by Look and Feel, Not the CalendarFred Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00501190876515519882noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post-64745725407666325392011-07-15T17:55:28.542-07:002011-07-15T17:55:28.542-07:00No other way to tell? For instance, the silks?No other way to tell? For instance, the silks?MAYBELLINEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459481721591224275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post-48593777476388401282011-07-10T20:17:00.156-07:002011-07-10T20:17:00.156-07:00Pierce a ripe looking kernel with your finger nail...Pierce a ripe looking kernel with your finger nail. If the liquid is milky, not clear, the sweet corn is ready for harvest.Fred Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00501190876515519882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post-32350717941115141692011-07-10T16:44:20.269-07:002011-07-10T16:44:20.269-07:00I'm glad I stumbled across your site and this ...I'm glad I stumbled across your site and this posting. The peaches on my tree haven't grown in size for the last month and I was worried there was something wrong. and because I thought there was something wrong I wanted to "fix" it. But I will be patient. Unless you think there is something wrong...=-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post-1125378617221946532011-07-10T12:45:39.608-07:002011-07-10T12:45:39.608-07:00Oh Farmer Fred. Can you please tell me how to tel...Oh Farmer Fred. Can you please tell me how to tell when sweet corn is ready to harvest?MAYBELLINEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459481721591224275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post-21692081268606908182011-07-06T12:33:20.599-07:002011-07-06T12:33:20.599-07:00Oh, THANK YOU for posting this ! Hubby believes th...Oh, THANK YOU for posting this ! Hubby believes that the fruit is ripe when the description that came with the tree says it is. Never mind that the cherries were drying/rotting on the stem when he said they still had weeks to go ... or that the peach tree might say "Late July", but the fruit will be on the ground at that point.<br /><br />Not that I really expect he'll heed your words any more than he does mine. But this article will become one more weapon in my "I'm right" arsenal.Laura Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17423983568575209569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073336228735412825.post-76143773937865373342011-07-02T06:59:42.550-07:002011-07-02T06:59:42.550-07:00This is a great post! My Grandmother always said ...This is a great post! My Grandmother always said that the fruit will let you know when it is ready by coming off easily, if it doesn't then it needs more time on the tree or vine.fernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17574438827016571137noreply@blogger.com