If you have the opportunity to "harvest" the tiny ones, about twenty-five to thirty centimeters long, do not hesitate. They are great !! They are worn by a neighbor who drives around the field to work in the morning. They are "baby" corn and grilled or steamed, or sliced and mixed with other vegetables is a fancy food. They're slicing whole, with the stem in the middle! The leaves just peel off. Seeds do not come out like the old, big ones. I have a cellar, so I put them unpeeled there and they stay fresh for a long time. That is, if I do not eat them. I also cut them into blocks, added them to boiling salted water for a minute, and then drained them, let them cool down, and froze them. They have no mistake. You will never buy such. I absolutely recommend.