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oops ...was meant to be private
Discussing who follows what for guidelines on
growth rate :)))))
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From:
e*@magma.ca
To: p*@hort.net
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 8:52 PM
Subject: AG growth rate.
Fellow Growers--I don't have any to measure yet but some
growers do so I
thought I would trot out my "rule-of-thumb" that is a
guideline for good
growth.I have found that all my biggest followed this
rate quite closely.
Day 10--20" circumference
Day
20--60" "
Day 30--100" and a bit more
for a good rate
The days are from pollination and circumference is the
conventional
Stellpflug method,ie horizontal and parallel to the ground
with the AG lying
on its side.I do not include the protrusion at the
blossom end of the fruit
in the measurement.
I believe if they grow
much faster or slower than shown above the October
results will not be
good.
Of course different climates may cause different growth rates.The
above
numbers are from eastern Ontario.
If any of this is unclear to
newer growers please ask your questions.
Cheers--Al
Eaton
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