Originally Posted by
Cowboy Joe
Depends on what type of critters hang around your house...coons will steal you blind if the corn is left on either the stalk or the deck. Deer may also be a problem...not as much as coons but freeloaders no less. I pick mine (Hopi blue this year) once the ears fall over with the tips pointing to the ground. They'll still need to dry some after this so they get opened, then hung by the shucks until the kernals start to indent. The kernals come right off the cob once they've dried this much. I take the best kernals for seed, the rest hit the grinder (with the steel burrs) for cornmeal. Hope that helps.
Your post has answered several questions in my mind about corn. One question I have now is where are you hanging your corn? Does it drip at all as it dries? What if you have coon problems like we do? Can you pick when ripe and hang to dry completely? If so would that be messy? Only ask because I might have to do this in the garage.
Thanks in Advance!
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