leverhead
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I held OK, the stickiness of the stalk made it work. It left no obvious marks on the stalk at the end of the season. It was cheap Mason's line, not much good for anything but aggravation.
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I held OK, the stickiness of the stalk made it work. It left no obvious marks on the stalk at the end of the season. It was cheap Mason's line, not much good for anything but aggravation.
Thanks. I'll try it that way.
jekylnz
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A bow-line would lock on the rope not the plant..and u can still undo it when ever...
Hey johnny what age do you shade???
workhorse_01
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I hope he says from the start because that's what I did. LOL
My shade is from VERY large trees so I shade right from planting. None of the trees is within 100 feet of my raised beds but since most of then are 80+ feet tall the beds are shaded in the morning and again in the afternoon. I made several observations and made my best guess at 40%. It may be more. I know next year two of them are getting cut down and that will give a bit more direct sun. They are old, damaged and I can use the firewood
Here's the latest pics from my plot. Stringing got done this morning. Note some of the plants are not strung. If they are spindly or get tall enough I may do it later in the season. I have had no blow downs so far and figured it was time. The tallest plants (CT shade and MCY) just topped 36 inches. They were transplanted on May 30. The plants in the barrel halves were trans planted later and I forgot to write it down ~June 20. The little black buckets are some poor seedlings that I just put in today. If nothing comes of them I've lost very little.
They got big quick. They look like tobacco plant puppets with all that string. lol
The pros tie millions of plants each year and it's all hand work.
You are right. The trees do provide some protection. Still in thunderstorms the wind is strong enough to flatten plants. I learned the hard way.
AmaxB
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Like those barrels
Yeah, I ran out of space and wanted to plant a few more. LOL
BarG
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Man your ct. shade looks great John.
Thanks BarG. You in for your usual sample?
Quick update -- The 36" plants of four days ago now measure 45". The rest seem to be keeping in proportion with no severe attacks of any kind yet. Pics now seem unnecessary. I may take some as growth gets more impressive. Like the moron said "So far, so good."
7/21 Update -- The Vuelta Abajo and the CT shade are in a dead heat now at 68" but the VA is blossoming and the CTS shows no buds yet. In my history the CTS will be taller by harvest time. You can see quite a difference between this pic and pic #3 in my 7/10 post.
Several plants are now in bud with only one open blossom so far. (I picked it) I don't know whether I want to top or not. Comments here indicate I will get larger, heavier leaf and suckering after topping. I am not sure I want either one. I am not growing for production. I want delicate leaf for wrapper and I sure don't want suckers. I am considering bagging only the blossom from which I want seed and letting the rest go their merry way. Any comments/suggestions guys?
The plants in the barrels are Stolak 17 given me by Amax. They appear to be squat heavy producers. The one African Red is doing well also. It too is a shorter plant.
Several plants are now in bud with only one open blossom so far. (I picked it) I don't know whether I want to top or not. Comments here indicate I will get larger, heavier leaf and suckering after topping. I am not sure I want either one. I am not growing for production. I want delicate leaf for wrapper and I sure don't want suckers. I am considering bagging only the blossom from which I want seed and letting the rest go their merry way. Any comments/suggestions guys?
The plants in the barrels are Stolak 17 given me by Amax. They appear to be squat heavy producers. The one African Red is doing well also. It too is a shorter plant.
when you gonna make that plot '' LARGE''.
you allways do the little square thing,
i been getting bigger as each year passes.
next year ill be back at my old house, and that property has some room,
you allways do the little square thing,
i been getting bigger as each year passes.
next year ill be back at my old house, and that property has some room,
Boboro
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I dont know bout John but my old ass is tired. Im cutin mine by 1/3ed nexd year. Ppl. sell baccer, Ill be buyin. My ogre as tired.
John,
I believe you're right to not top your plants. Your preference for milder leaf with more subtle qualities would argue against topping.
I left many plants untopped in 2012. My impressions was that all those yummy, exposed blossoms increased my problem with budworms. I'm not sure if that's really the case.
Bob
I believe you're right to not top your plants. Your preference for milder leaf with more subtle qualities would argue against topping.
I left many plants untopped in 2012. My impressions was that all those yummy, exposed blossoms increased my problem with budworms. I'm not sure if that's really the case.
Bob
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