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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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220.3 DeBacco ’13 “Snowball” (F: 2009 Wallace x M: 1725 Harp [2009 Wallace] clone)
This was the last plant to go in the ground, so it is expected to be the smallest and this is true, however I like what I see. The wind did damage some of the leaves but soon the secondaries will be at the stage that they can be buried to help stabilize the plant. I am encouraged by the sight of a female already on the main vine. For those that have been following the story of Snowball it looks like the story is continuing and so far is still showing positive signs.
While it seems the standard for comparison this time of year is main vine length, I have had plants in the past that grow a great main vine but do not ‘fill-in’, so I developed the idea of Leaf Area Estimation which is basically the area of a triangle. (This works best for the standard Christmas Tree style of pruning.) All you have to do is measure the width of the plant and the length of the main vine. Then it is simply (1/2)*(width of the plant)*(main vine length) = Leaf Area Estimation.
Leaf Area Estimation= 22.5 square feet
Main Vine Length= 10 feet
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