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Hudsonville, Michigan ([email protected])

Double planted site. One's got to go.
Plant A main is five ft out, sightly bigger leaves. Main & secondaries developing normally.
Plant B is 4 ft. out, slightly less developed, but thicker vine and longer tendrils. Main & secondaries developing normally.

Both plants look strong, both have good genes but unproven 2005 stock. I don't want to make the cut based on the hierarchy so I won't mention the seeds. Just wondering anyone's thoughts on whether, all other things being equal, you'd keep plant A (faster grower) or plant B(thicker vine). The ax swings tonight...

Frank

6/14/2006 7:47:46 AM

Berlin,mi.([email protected])

HI FRANK: I think you should cut them both, that way I will be able to beat you at St. John's. lol. I take it that you are not going with the 1370. I like the looks of the 866 for color if I had to choose.

6/14/2006 8:11:07 AM

Johnston, R.I.

could you grow them both in a flag pattern pinching off all secondaries on the inside of each plant?

6/14/2006 9:14:14 AM

Minnesota([email protected])

I'd probably pick plant A, but what do I know?lol
Good luck!

6/14/2006 11:09:04 AM

Farmville, Virginia ([email protected])

I have 2 in a double planted site like yours. Both my plants seem to be a mirror of yours at this time. My plan right now is to keep them both and train the vines away from each other in a V pattern, maybe trimming secondaries on the insides as abbynormal mentioned. The stumps are approximately 2 1/2 feet apart. I posed the question earlier on here about growing 2 from the same site and got mixed opinions but the majority said it could work....if not I'll do it different next year (probably will anyway)!

6/14/2006 5:22:51 PM

Hudsonville, Michigan ([email protected])

Thanks all. Given the space concerns it really had to be one or the other, not both. Tough call, but in the end I kept Plant A. It was developing tap roots and Plant B was not yet. So I'm banking on better root development on A...

Frank

6/15/2006 6:52:59 AM