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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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the 1147 race just got easier to make the call. almost all plants began to lay down last night getting ready to vine. they have all made the lean in the right directions except for the double 901 going still standing straight up. the heavier second true leaf is now touching ground as a support and the vining stage will soon to follow. nice stocky mini stumps on all except the one leggier 1147. today i pulled back a little dirt around the mini stumps to give the plants some slack to lean over more without wanting to fold or crack. i do this also to inspect the stump an inch under the ground level to see if any splitting, cracking or rotting. i have had a small split happen in the lay down period in the past, so this is something i check on before making the cull decision. the leggy 1147 has a very small verticle split about an inch under the soil level. doesn't look serious, but it is an indicator for me to take the stockier one that i was leaning towards anyway. the race is over and the 1147 to the right in the last pic has won the spot. i will leave the other one in for insurance for a while. all others look fine like i said except the 901 still throwing out 2 of eveything. the weird thing is that there is a slight stagger in the doubles. the leaves on the left side are are slightly bigger than the right but then they both fill in and are side by side on opposite sides of the plant. still can't see the vine tip yet. the 873 next to it is my healthiest plant of them all vigor wise so this race is far from over. the 991 already has won the spot even though the 873 is still in for insurance reasons. so this is my final culling decision between the 901 and 873.
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