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    KG PROBLEM SOLVER

    Oct 24, 2018 3 minutes

    SWEETCORN SMUT!

    I had a problem with my sweetcorn last year and I have spoken to others on the allotments that have had a similar problem. I’ve been growing sweetcorn for more than 20 years and never encountered this before. The kernels were deformed and looked as if they had exploded into a grey, mouldy mess. What was the problem and do you have any remedy for this year?


    Mick Benner, via email


    Emma Rawlings, deputy editor,

    Kitchen Garden

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    Your sweetcorn was suffering

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