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Originally Posted by pisces  Hi,
Could anyone tell me if I can encourage my sweetcorn to ripen quickly as I am guessing I will lose it all once the frosts hit. They are all good strong plants but the sweetcorn cobs are white and not yellow?
Any ideas | To me, white is ripe,yellow is over ripe! Once the tassels have gone brown it can be eaten.......... raw preferably! 
If you want to try and let it grow a bit longer you could try putting horticultural fleece over it! 
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