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Buffalo, New York

When the time comes when you have to decide which plant to cull from each hoop, besides looking for double vines...what else should I be looking for before I snip at the base of one of them?

My plants have been in my hoops for 10 days and are at the 3-3 leaf stage, i am planning another 2 weeks before i cull one.

5/14/2009 11:15:30 PM

Buffalo, New York

3-4 leaf stage, sorry.

5/14/2009 11:16:21 PM

if they are identical in 2 weeks flip a coin,,if not,,keep the better looking and biggest

5/14/2009 11:37:58 PM

Buffalo, New York

ok, but if that is the way you want it, your 1085 is behind so i will have to cull it for the 964 daletas :(

5/14/2009 11:42:50 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

If they are different seeds, and they both look healthy, I'd go with the seed/plant I'm more interested in growing(for whatever reasons), even if it is a little smaller.

5/15/2009 12:07:15 AM

hmmm,, a trick question?

I'll stick with my original suggestions, but Doug has a valid point. I learned my first year, don't create stress, I always try to double plant with the same seed if I have a definate cross I want to make or a seed I really want to try.

5/15/2009 5:38:19 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

This would be the hardest thing to do....

5/15/2009 8:26:13 AM

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I did this last year with three plants, and it is hard to choose, especially if both plants are growing at the same pace. I decided not to do that this year, and go with my four main plants. If something happens, I have a couple of back ups ready to hit the dirt right away. Just easier and less stressful. This way if our cousins need a backup or two, we're all set.

5/15/2009 8:58:23 AM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

That's why I start waves of backups; that way instead of culling I can just put another one in, and. I can share all my 'leftover' good backup plants with others so they will be grown too not culled....

5/15/2009 1:31:41 PM

Oakley, UTAH

as a new grower,, i know i'm going to have to make this choice also,, the 2 i got going are diffenitly in a different class rite now but both a growing,, a tough decision,,, great question

5/15/2009 7:30:36 PM

Joliet, IL

i double planted the same plants like dan mentioned to ensure growing the plants i wanted to and make the crosses i want to do. i did this with my 1161s and 1185s. the 1161s are both awesome and one will get the whack, but like dan said, the peace of mind is nice. i will wait until the strongest one's main lays down and hits the ground incase of "straight up growth and snap off on their own syndrome" which has happened many times in the past from growth spurts from cloudy cool days to bright sunny days the spring throws at you. in the case of my 1185s, i might not have grown this plant this year if i did not double up on the same plant. one of them i believe has a club root and is way behind the others and suffered some early leaf burn from lack of sufficient roots at transplant. it will definately get the whack cuz it is still on the 2nd leaf stage while its counterpart is on the 5 leaf stage. when you only have room for 3 plants, these culling decisions become less difficult to make.

5/16/2009 8:26:27 AM