Growing Sweet corn, also corn,maize

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02 Nov 14 Nives Walker (Australia - tropical climate)
Should you remove the shoots which grow from the base of the main plant??
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12 Nov 14 Brad (Australia - arid climate)
I would not remove them as they are tillers or extra extentions of the original plant that will produce extra cobs. More tillers = more cobs
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