Ouch: If your front thighs are tight, go slowly. As you lean back, find the first place you feel a stretch. Stay there and breathe. Resist the temptation to push into pain. â¢ If the front of your ankle hurts, put a rolled- up facecloth under the ankle joint.
Early Corn. Most varieties of early season corn take 67 to 72 days to harvest, with the typical maturity time listed on the seed packet. One variety, called Earlivee, can be ready to pick as soon as 58 days after planting. Most types of main-season corn can be harvested 78 to 83 days after planting, according to the University of Illinois Extension.
How to Tell When Sweet Corn Is Ready to Harvest. The silk turns brown when the ears are ready for harvest. Sweet corn takes between 60 and 100 days to mature, but the window when ripe corn is at its prime, sweet flavor doesn't last long. The ears of sweet corn display signs that they are ready for picking. The ripe corn tastes sweetest when cooked shortly after being harvested before the natural sugars convert to starch.