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Post by 4pygmies on Sept 2, 2008 9:25:53 GMT 1
Thought I'd issue my annual Sweetcorn Alert! This very wet warm weather will start Smut off very very quickly in the cobs so watch carefully......it's very easy to see the start of it - very unpleasant looking black or mouldy looking growths which deform cobs very quickly. Pick off and bin them - don't compost. Not nice..... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_smutThis link says some people eat them!  Yuck.........they are really vile looking though.... |
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Post by Sleepy on Sept 2, 2008 9:31:38 GMT 1
Thought I'd issue my annual Sweetcorn Alert! This very wet warm weather will start Smut off very very quickly in the cobs so watch carefully......it's very easy to see the start of it - very unpleasant looking black or mouldy looking growths which deform cobs very quickly. Pick off and bin them - don't compost. Not nice..... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_smut This link says some people eat them! Yuck......... Well, it's only mold, isn't it? Almost a staple part of my diet ;D |
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Post by 4pygmies on Sept 2, 2008 9:32:46 GMT 1
Only mould........bleah...........Sleepy, you poor little poppet - go treat yourself to some fresh food, why don't you? Have you ever seen smut? (In sweetcorn I mean.... :  ) It looks like a mutant alien invasion...........very very disgusting.... |
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Post by Sleepy on Sept 2, 2008 9:37:31 GMT 1
Only mould........bleah...........Sleepy, you poor little poppet - go treat yourself to some fresh food, why don't you? Have you ever seen smut? (In sweetcorn I mean.... : ) It looks like a mutant alien invasion...........very very disgusting.... What? Worse that the smooth blue furry carpet I am cultivating on my ham? Or the pretty white spots breaking out on my chicken? Or the delicate green pools forming on the bread? |
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Post by Sleepy on Sept 2, 2008 9:42:08 GMT 1
Only mould........bleah...........Sleepy, you poor little poppet - go treat yourself to some fresh food, why don't you? Have you ever seen smut? (In sweetcorn I mean.... : ) It looks like a mutant alien invasion...........very very disgusting.... What? Worse that the smooth blue furry carpet I am cultivating on my ham? Or the pretty white spots breaking out on my chicken? Or the delicate green pools forming on the bread? I suppose it's not as asthetic as some of the others. What does it taste like? Ham mould tastes a bit like old brie. |
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Post by 4pygmies on Sept 2, 2008 9:49:04 GMT 1
Far worser.....once eaten Smut eats away at your insides once swallowed..........gradually turning your extremities a lumpy grey/blue squishyness and then it starts on your vital organs.....until finally you simply disintegrate - a soggy putrid pile of smelly ooze.......what about your carpets Sleepy??
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Post by Sleepy on Sept 2, 2008 9:51:54 GMT 1
Far worser.....once eaten Smut eats away at your insides once swallowed..........gradually turning your extremities a lumpy grey/blue squishyness and then it starts on your vital organs.....until finally you simply disintegrate - a soggy putrid pile of smelly ooze.......what about your carpets Sleepy?? Good point. I have fairly new ones in the lounge. Best not to disintergrate into a soggy putrid pile of smell ooze in there - the lady who does would be furious! |
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Post by 4pygmies on Sept 2, 2008 9:59:32 GMT 1
Sooo thoughtful, he is.  |
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 2, 2008 13:24:39 GMT 1
I didn't grow any this year but I will next year.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Sept 2, 2008 18:44:37 GMT 1
We've already eaten ours  |
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Post by 4pygmies on Sept 2, 2008 20:54:55 GMT 1
Bit of a waste of a new thread all round then really....  |
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Post by Sleepy on Sept 2, 2008 20:56:08 GMT 1
Bit of a waste of a new thread all round then really.... I found it useful |
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Post by 4pygmies on Sept 2, 2008 20:59:36 GMT 1
Yeah surely! For what?
No...don't tell me...........
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Post by karenwl on Sept 12, 2008 20:44:10 GMT 1
Mine is still growing so iwiil watch out for it.
Kx
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Post by veronica on Sept 12, 2008 21:30:17 GMT 1
Thought I'd issue my annual Sweetcorn Alert! This very wet warm weather will start Smut off very very quickly in the cobs so watch carefully......it's very easy to see the start of it - very unpleasant looking black or mouldy looking growths which deform cobs very quickly. Pick off and bin them - don't compost. Not nice..... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_smut This link says some people eat them! Yuck.........they are really vile looking though.... Wish I had some sweetcorn to watch. Badgers' favourite food apparently, and I can vouch for that. Oh, well, at least I don't have to be on Smut alert, so the cloud does have a silver lining  |
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Yuck.........they are really vile looking though....
