Dave Smith wrote:
>
> 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.

That's a funny one. Most serious planters and farmers around here buy
and go by the Farmer's Almanac. In my area, local corn comes in around
end of May. Local tomatoes ripen end of June and most of July. It IS
almost local strawberry season here though..mid-May or so.