Re: 1010 MacKenzie BLOW OUT
- Subject: Re: 1010 MacKenzie BLOW OUT
- From: R* R*
- Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 20:33:58 -0400
Hi Mathew,
> The dreaded blowout. Spooky. I wonder, were you fertilizing at really
> high rates or do you think that this plant is prone to blow-outs?
I had stopped all fert and pesticides one week prior to pollination period
for all my plants...I didn't want anything to hinder pollination. I don't
know yet if the plant is "responsible", all my other pumps on this plant are
fine so far. I think that the blowout may have just been a case of too much
growth at one time. The pump was averaging 2 1/2" to 3" growth in circ per
24hrs. The day before the blow out, it rained all morning and then the sun
came out real strong for the rest of the day. That night, I had 4"
growth...the next morning it was blown. Just for records sake I remesured
and it had grown almost 5". 4 or 5 inches growth on a 24" pump seems to be a
lot of growth at one time...so....
> it's an amazing plant . . . vigorous growth, leaf size, ability to
> produce 5 and 6 lobed females, what? The 940 is a true animal in
It is a very fast grower, nice leaves, and female flowers everywhere.
Offhand I can say that the plant has 15 females in the making (not counting
those pollinated), some as small as a pea and a few to open tomorrow and in
the next few days.. The blown one had 7 segments, 2 have 5 segments and 2
others have 4.
Till next time...
Rock jenaipas@netrover.com
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