Grow log 2023: @Anders A
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Anders A
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We had minus 1.6 degrees C last night, I think that means 29.12000℉ ? (all the plants managed, however), and it will probably be even colder next night, so I bought a fiber cloth and now covered the whole field, I hope the plants will make it through the night as well.
Anders A
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This morning at 5 o'clock
"Standard" weight frost protection row-cover should minimize significant cold injury down to ~26°F/-3°C. [Agribon AG-30]
www.johnnyseeds.com
I can't determine from your photo the weight of your row-cover.
Bob
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Bob
Anders A
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We had frost last night again, the third time in a week. I didn't dare put the fiber cloth back on, it's probably too heavy for my plants now, so I got up at 2 am last night and watered instead. In the evening, I also took the opportunity to sprinkle some chicken manure around the plants, which got water last night. Everything went well. But there will probably be frost again tonight, so the clock will have to be set to 3. But then it will turn to warmer times 
Anders A
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Now they have started to grow properly. Planted out in batches from May 12th, and not a drop of rain since then, and mostly sunny every day.
Alpine
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Ha! And there’s people saying it’s always rainy in Sweden …
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Anders A
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All of my 200 plants have done well, but I am having trouble with very early flowering on most of my 10 varieties. And many other growers in Sweden that I am in contact with have the same problem this year. I don't know what could be the reason. It was very cold for a while after I planted them, then it got very hot for a few weeks and not a drop of rain for 6-7 weeks after planting. However, I have watered quite a bit, but perhaps too badly. The result now seems to be very low plants. Hope they will grow properly though.
Interesting, maybe a stress reaction? The term emergency bloom describes a flowering that is triggered by stress on the plant. The biological purpose of an emergency flower is that the plant can produce seeds before its impending death, which can then survive bad times and wait for more favorable growing conditions.
Bottenslam
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Did you perhaps start the seedlings early? I started mine way to early last year, and most of them went to bloom within a month of planting them out.
Edit: serched for dates: i sowed the seeds in The middle of March, and planted them out in The beguing of June.
Edit: serched for dates: i sowed the seeds in The middle of March, and planted them out in The beguing of June.
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Anders A
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Yes, I sowed very early this year. Sowed March 12, and planted May 20 (I planted some varieties May 12). I have also wondered if it could be due to too early sowing. But other growers I have contact with, sowed later this year and they have the same problem as me with premature flowering,
Some studies on premature and early flowering
news.cornell.edu
Researchers identify the cells that trigger flowering | Cornell Chronicle
In new research, scientists discovered the specific cells in which the Flowering Locus protein, which causes plants to flower, is produced.
Anders A
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Some studies on premature and early flowering
Researchers identify the cells that trigger flowering | Cornell Chronicle
In new research, scientists discovered the specific cells in which the Flowering Locus protein, which causes plants to flower, is produced.
Many thanks, it will be interesting to read. I would very much like to find out if it is something I caused myself, so that I don't make the same mistake again next year
Bottenslam
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Ah, Yeah i thought i remembered thinking it was early, tho you are quite a bit more south than me haha
I've never figured it out (because, I suspect, there are far too many uncontrollable variables). The common theme in the articles @Knucklehead cites is cool weather with overcast skies. I have documented that my tobacco beds which are directly exposed to my neighbor's all-night, outdoor lighting will display delayed blooming, but only in a relatively small number of tobacco varieties that appear to be night-period-sensitive.
I've adopted the lazy attitude of simply accepting that they bloom whenever they bloom. All the statistics on maturation dates are just averages of a very wide and shallow bell curve.
Bob
I've adopted the lazy attitude of simply accepting that they bloom whenever they bloom. All the statistics on maturation dates are just averages of a very wide and shallow bell curve.
Bob
Anders A
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"God, grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
Bottenslam
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Do you happen to have a list of these varieties?
Could be interesting to try here with the constant light in early Summer.
Brown Thumb
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I’ll Drink to that!
See this link:
Difference Mammoth
Don`t know if this question have been asked. What if any is the difference between Black Stalk Mammoth and Small Stalk Black Mammoth. If they are not the same, are both used as wrappers? Ben
This is also true of Mammoth burley, Colombia Garcia and Bolivia Criollo Black. I'm sure there are others.
Bob
