Brown Thumbs 2014 Whatever

[deluxestogie]

I grew Yellow Orinoco and White Stem Orinoco in 2012. They were very slow seedlings, and transplanted late (like mid June). Both varieties were fairly runty things. I'm not sure if it was just the timing of the transplant, or inherent in the varieties. But they seem so puny that I didn't even bother to get photos of leaf size, which I do for all my varieties. The photos below were from August 30.

Bob

 

[Rickey60]

I can't help you with the white stem Orinoco but i 'm in the same boat. I think my crop will start budding at 32 inches. I have some VBL I think has some buds forming, I should know in about a week. Your crop looks great though.

 

[cotillion]

I wonder what is going on to make so many plants bud early? I have some rustica plants have flowered at 10-14 inches. I thought maybe I did something wrong like keep them under the grow lights too long but it seems to be a trend.

 

[deluxestogie]

I just checked the photos of Yellow Orinoco and White Stem Orinoco on the New Hope Seed site. While there are no reference measures in the pics, both seem fairly diminutive.

Bob

 

[Brown Thumb]

I grew Yellow Orinoco and White Stem Orinoco in 2012. They were very slow seedlings, and transplanted late (like mid June). Both varieties were fairly runty things. I'm not sure if it was just the timing of the transplant, or inherent in the varieties. But they seem so puny that I didn't even bother to get photos of leaf size, which I do for all my varieties. The photos below were from August 30.

Bob

Wow, You are right, I would not have taken pics also.
I feel a little better now. Sorry to see that.
Mine are one of the hardest of the Grow so far.
A pic of mine.

 

[skychaser]

I wonder what is going on to make so many plants bud early? I have some rustica plants have flowered at 10-14 inches. I thought maybe I did something wrong like keep them under the grow lights too long but it seems to be a trend.

Abnormally cool temps or persistent cloudy conditions in the 2-3 weeks fallowing planting can cause them to bolt right to flower. I had this happen a couple years ago. I had 12" tall Burleys trying to flower. About 1/2 the varieties I had started blooming way too soon. But the good news is that they all ended up being pretty normal in size and production by the end of the season. Some Rusticas will bloom in as little 21 days under normal conditions but will keep growing a lot more after blooming starts.

I am growing Yellow, Frog Eye, and White Stem Orinoco this year. They look to be about 2 weeks behind BT's but are doing great and all three are currently among the leaders of the pack out there in my field. All were vigorous growers right from the start. I've grown the original Orinoco and Gold Leaf Orinoco in past years and both were large plants averaging 6-7'. The Gold Leaf was a heavy producer. The original only produced maybe 2-3 oz per plant but air cured to a beautiful light yellow brown and into a really great smoke.

 

[Brown Thumb]

I can't help you with the white stem Orinoco but i 'm in the same boat. I think my crop will start budding at 32 inches. I have some VBL I think has some buds forming, I should know in about a week. Your crop looks great though.

Thanks Rickey, I was zip tying up plants today before the storm hits tonight.
I was zip tying that plant and said damn it was not over the bamboo last night.
Tape measure was still there she grew over 2 inches in 24 hrs. She is Ready to blossom.

 

[Brown Thumb]

Thanks, Skychaser.
Heck I hit 3 Ft. I should get at least 4 ft. Out of these. With some nice LEAF.

 

[DGBAMA]

Wow, the pants have taken off.

 

[grgfinney]

Yer scaring us DG

 

[DGBAMA]

Yer scaring us DG

Oops, predictive text. Plants.

 

[POGreen]

Best Plants I've seen this year , period.

 

[Brown Thumb]

Best Plants I've seen this year , period.

Thanks PO, but a lot of folks have plants as nice or nicer this year.
They just haven't got their step ladders out yet.

 

[Brown Thumb]

Damn cut worms, I found this girl about 3 days ago laying over and severed 3/4 of the way thru her. I went to pull her limp body off the ground and she had some resistance. So I said be that way. Bent her back over and to the ground reclosing the stem and put a rock on the stem to hold her there. She is coming back around. M.A.S.H. Would be proud of my surgical Skills.

 

[DGBAMA]

I have had two of those. pulled the lowest leaves and piled some dirt around the stem. I think one will survive and one is lost.

 

[Brown Thumb]

I have had two of those. pulled the lowest leaves and piled some dirt around the stem. I think one will survive and one is lost.

I lost a bunch that I put the rotting wood chips around. I guess the cut worms were in that.
The one I put in the cup of water is not looking too well. Never found a willow tree that I could reach the branches. I might plug her into some dirt and see what happins, she might be drowning.

 

[Brown Thumb]

First Flower this year one on the white stem Orinoco she is only 44 inches tall.
Now the fun begins, Aphids.
I cannot complain the new patch so far is bug free other than the cutworms.
I hit the patch with BT last weekend.
I side dressed each plant with Calicum nitrate with the sprayer with no nozzle on it so it got right to the roots and right now adding it to the plants thru the drip line.
I will not fertilize the big ones again. The little ones I will have to do by hand with the sprayer.

 

[DGBAMA]

That patch is looking like a contender for "grow of the year". Nice recovery from a ROCKY start.

 

[POGreen]

I hit the patch with BT last weekend.

Could we have an explanation for what that is or is it just me being a nutter
Don said to me last night the weather is excellent for growing this year , now I see that it is
You made a homerun BT and I got goosebumps when lookin at yo pics !

 

[Brown Thumb]

Could we have an explanation for what that is or is it just me being a nutter
!

It is a insecticide, Bacillus Thuringiensis. It is formulated out of some sort of bacteria and does not harm bees.
Thanks, BT