On 2016-04-30 9:20 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 4/28/2016 5:10 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 10:42:33 PM UTC-4, Janet B wrote:
>>> On Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:11:37 -0500, Sqwertz >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:34:04 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> IMHO, it's not yet the best price. It's a tad too early. The
>>>>> lowest is
>>>>> 6 ears for $2.98. In a few weeks it will likely be 10 ears and the
>>>>> price might drop.
>>>>
>>>> Yikes. $.50/ear is the HIGHEST price corn ever fetches around here,
>>>> and this would never be advertised. Sale price is 8-10 ears for $1.
>>>> Normal price during corn season would be 4 or 5 for $1. Those are
>>>> 2013-2015 prices, not 1965 Sheldon prices.
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>> I've seen it close to $1 each here in season (at the supermarket) I
>>> don't know what the farms stands sell it for.
>>> Janet US
>>
>> If memory serves, the going rate here in-season is $2.00 for six ears.
>> "In-season" won't happen until July, typically. We had an extremely
>> mild winter, so they might be able to plant early this year.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
> Here's why I do like living in the southern US. 50 cents for six ears
> last year at the farm stand. But that was at the end of may or early
> June.
>
> That's why I think this advertized corn is from Florida. The soil isn't
> warm enough yet for fresh corn.
>
It's barely time to plant it here. The old advice is to plant corn when
the elm leaves are the size of a mouse's ear.