Cook's Garden Favorite. If you have never grown these sweet, creamy little ears of corn -- only 3 to 3 1/2 inches long, 1/4- to 1/2-inch in diameter, and less than an ounce at harvest - you are in for a treat! Perfect for salads and Asian cuisine. Plants will grow 4 1/2 to 5 feet, but baby ears ready to pick when plants are only 18 inches tall. For heaviest yield, harvest early and keep on picking as new ears form. Average yield of 3+ ears per stalk.