Sounds like its perfect for eating. Some varieties come tightly packed on the cob, others are more loose. I would not worry about the gap. Peaches and Cream holds better than older varieties, but it is much tastier before the kernals start to harden. I would not worry about the gap.

Agree that it sounds ready to pick. If you wait too long it will begin to dent and get tough and chewy. Better to pick a bit early than too late.

Dave

Sounds like it is ready to me. Below is a link to my peaches and cream if that helps you.

Here is a link that might be useful: Peaches and Cream Harvest

If you have a large enough planting for several days, you want to start on it as soon as it's ready.

I like a corn that has lots of rows with lots of small kernels tightly packed together...rather than large, loose, and starchy grains.

I've never seen sweetcorn with a gap that was ready to eat. But the only way to tell is to try a few ears every day until you decide what's best to you. I've found the augmented super sweets to suit my taste best when fairly mature. More mature than some of the other types.

Thanks for the replies, I feel better now. I took your advise and picked a few today for lunch, here are some pics:

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Roasted corn... yummy!
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You can see the gap here. Also this one had a couple missing kernels at the top.
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The one I picked yesterday had a slightly larger gap running down it, and more than 1 gap. This one only had the one gap line.

It was a little watery. We had a very large downpour 2 days ago. Ill pick some in the morning and leave some on for a couple more days.

Thanks again :)