Will maize ripen

[james ds]

Hi, this is my first year growing maize , crop is about 7ft high , most plants have 2 cobs , some have 3 cobs , was sowed at the end of may , was fertilized with a lot of sludge , is a great healthy crop all year , the cobs are now about 8-10 inches long , grain is still white , will this ripen much more , I know it’s early and it won’t be harvested for at least a month , but how good a crop at this stage can I expect. Thanks .

 

[Flatlander]

It will keep putting everything into the cob from now on until a frost at which point the leaves will dry down and eventually the stalk and cob. Chopping now will reduce the quality

 

[Iogijones]

If it looks like this its not looking good!

 

[james ds]

If it looks like this its not looking good!

It is better than that now .

 

[michael N123]

When I was in Poland last year the weather was very wintery with snow in places and combines where moving about harvesting patches of maize

 

[Flatlander]

If it looks like this its not looking good!

This won’t

When I was in Poland last year the weather was very wintery with snow in places and combines where moving about harvesting patches of maize

very common fir maize here to be taken off with snow on the ground. Seen it too where the snow drifts are 3-4feet deep around the out side so that’s left and the inside taken off. Freeze drying is cheaper than propane.