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Puyallup, WA

Who would have thought that a female would show up two feet from the base? The main is not even on the ground yet! Even the Slusarek 1465 has a female at two feet out!
This has never happened to me in ten years of growing....
....must be the Compost Tea!

5/27/2008 11:27:51 PM

Nikiski, Alaska 99635

Yea Stan, this 1566 is a female producing machine. First female at 7 ft. mark on the main. The #3 female bloomed one day and 3 days later the #4 female bloomed. This plant keeps you busy. On a 16ft main 5 females so far and two sets.

5/28/2008 3:50:41 AM

Puyallup, WA

Thanks for reassuring me that my plant is "behaving normally".

5/28/2008 11:20:12 AM

[email protected]

Stan, I know JD uses heating cables, and I would like to know if you do, or if you know what your soil temperature is.
Thanks
Eddy

5/28/2008 12:01:20 PM

Alex, IN

My 1566 Fair plant is doing the same thing! Females everywhere!

5/28/2008 12:38:11 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

Stress Induced?

5/28/2008 2:02:25 PM

Puyallup, WA

No heating cables in my patch, Eddy. Soil temperature is about 73-75°F inside the hoop houses. Daytime maximum temps. are usually between 85-95°.

5/28/2008 4:02:22 PM

[email protected]

I watched this last spring and came to the conclusion that anything above, I think 72 degrees will throw females, If you keep the temp lower, then Males will be produced,
It's the plants way of assuring reproduction, cooler temps equals males, warmer temps equals females. I actually tried lowering the ground temp last year and my plant switched to males after it had produced 5 females in a row.

5/28/2008 6:13:59 PM

Puyallup, WA

Thanks Eddy for your added insight. I'll see what I can do.

5/28/2008 7:25:36 PM

Greenfield Nh

NEGPGA news letter. Have all the members of NEGPGA received their march issue newsletter? If not what happened? I haven't received mine yet. I got the seeds but thats it. any responses welcome.

5/29/2008 1:40:07 PM

ordinary,VA

Hey Eddy,
My 1566 is a baby making machine as well..
have another plant in the same patch as the 1566
no females on her yet..
the spring temps. here have been below normal as well .?.

6/1/2008 7:47:12 PM