AmaxB ground prep an Grow 2013

[Knucklehead]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKyJc9ywMFM Here's BigBonner's topping machine at work. Watch for the number of flowers, etc. I can't find it now, but I think it's recommended to start topping when 50% of the plants show at least one flower. Same as Days to Maturity calculations.

 

[AmaxB]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKyJc9ywMFM Here's BigBonner's topping machine at work. Watch for the number of flowers, etc. I can't find it now, but I think it's recommended to start topping when 50% of the plants show at least one flower. Same as Days to Maturity calculations.

I watched months ago but could not find it again (THANKS BIG GUY!)

 

[AmaxB]

Tour of the PATCH as some enter Puberty
PART1 of 2

 

[AmaxB]

Tour of the PATCH as some enter Puberty
Part 2 of 2

 

[Boboro]

I watched months ago but could not find it again (THANKS BIG GUY!)

Leave stalks barly attached. It will detur sucker grouth.

 

[AmaxB]

Post #421 great video if paying attention to the flower and where he is snapping the flower off it looked like just below the three leaves Thanks Knuckles!
I believe the three leaves are called the Crow's Foot (could be wrong am NEW)
Thanks Big Bonner!

 

[chillardbee]

Hey amax, That black sea samson looks great. Are you going to bag a few for seed? if so I'd like to put forth a trade offer.

 

[AmaxB]

Hey amax, That black sea samson looks great. Are you going to bag a few for seed? if so I'd like to put forth a trade offer.

Yes Sir. Will be bagging All types. We can do a trade. Think there will be lots of us doing it.

 

[AmaxB]

Flowers are starting to emerge and found a 3rd type today with bud forming.
Edit: was Silk Leaf I think

 

[workhorse_01]

The African red isn't flowering is it? What's your tallest plant?

 

[DonH]

The African red isn't flowering is it? What's your tallest plant?

My African Red isn't flowering. Which isn't surprising because it has a long time to maturity. One of the longest I think.

 

[AmaxB]

The African red isn't flowering is it? What's your tallest plant?

My African Red isn't flowering. Which isn't surprising because it has a long time to maturity. One of the longest I think.

African Red is 79 Days
African Red Not yet...

Kutsaga E-2 / Silk Leaf/ Samsun PHYB 1 & 2 are going to flower

I have 2 Kutsaga E-2 (I think they are of the KI 88 type) showing Flower Bud (starting) out of 27 So I think there are a few more days until I can say they have reached Maturity.
My tallest is 44" plus minus am pretty close data says (KI 88 49') (OX 88 4' 5")
124 (KI 88) to 135 (OX 88) Centimeters or about or 53 inches if using 135 centimeters
Maturity should occur at about 53 days to 50% having 1 Flower
My Kutsaga E-2 have been in the ground 38 days planted 6-1-13 early morning. I believe I'll hit 50% with 1 flower at maybe 44 days a week early. Will see

The Silk Leaf is about 35'' and in the ground from 6-4-13 same goes for the Samsun PHYB 1 & 2 but they are at 33' to the flower buds.
85% of the PHYB have Flower Buds and 3 out of 18 Silk Leaf have them.

 

[workhorse_01]

Wow, I gotta get me some of that silk leaf at 33' tall. lol I know it was supposed to be " The plot looks great you have blown me away but, i'm still growing, and my second crop of starts are getting there too.

African Red is 79 Days
African Red Not yet...

Kutsaga E-2 / Silk Leaf/ Samsun PHYB 1 & 2 are going to flower

I have 2 Kutsaga E-2 (I think they are of the KI 88 type) showing Flower Bud (starting) out of 27 So I think there are a few more days until I can say they have reached Maturity.
My tallest is 44" plus minus am pretty close data says (KI 88 49') (OX 88 4' 5")
124 (KI 88) to 135 (OX 88) Centimeters or about or 53 inches if using 135 centimeters
Maturity should occur at about 53 days to 50% having 1 Flower
My Kutsaga E-2 have been in the ground 38 days planted 6-1-13 early morning. I believe I'll hit 50% with 1 flower at maybe 44 days a week early. Will see

The Silk Leaf is about 35'' and in the ground from 6-4-13 same goes for the Samsun PHYB 1 & 2 but they are at 33' to the flower buds.
85% of the PHYB have Flower Buds and 3 out of 18 Silk Leaf have them.

 

[DonH]

My African Red isn't flowering. Which isn't surprising because it has a long time to maturity. One of the longest I think.

My tallest plants are the Samsun but they don't count because they are columnar and the leaves are small like you'd expect of an oriental. Of the non-orientals the Baiano are the tallest.

 

[AmaxB]

Wow, I gotta get me some of that silk leaf at 33' tall. lol I know it was supposed to be " The plot looks great you have blown me away but, i'm still growing, and my second crop of starts are getting there too.

Haaahaaa LOL ROFL am such a twit! and that KI 88 is 49' shoot man their like 10' across and taller than my tree now that's some good ground!

 

[AmaxB]

My tallest plants are the Samsun but they don't count because they are columnar and the leaves are small like you'd expect of an oriental. Of the non-orientals the Baiano are the tallest.

How tall are they?

 

[workhorse_01]

The FAA is gonna make you put flashing light's on top of the grow bags and midways up the stalk.

Haaahaaa LOL ROFL am such a twit! and that KI 88 is 49' shoot man their like 10' across and taller than my tree now that's some good ground!

 

[AmaxB]

Good stuff to be found here http://www.caes.uga.edu/commodities/fieldcrops/tobacco/guide/
Little Info. on topping here http://www.caes.uga.edu/commodities...013/11ToppingAndSuckerControlPrograms2013.pdf

 

[AmaxB]

Another good PDF http://www.caes.uga.edu/commodities...rvestingAndCuringEquipmentMaintenance2013.pdf

 

[DonH]

How tall are they?

The Baiano are about 4' to the crows foot. I noticed that a few of the VBL and a couple Big Gem have gotten taller than the Baiano.