2002 Plum Pudding - 6.5"
Growth Regulators Applied / Height graph
Graph shows projected plant heights during production of the crop. Dots are plotted actual height each week. Arrows indicate when PGRs are applied with details in the weekly notes. We use the “late” graphical tracking curve and heights are from bench to height of growing tip. Heights are plotted from date of pinching to projected date of finish.
Notes
11/27
Week 48 - Plum Pudding can be difficult. It is a strong grower and we had to use a lot of growth regulators to control it, which we did not want to do because of the naturally small bracts. For Plum Pudding, bract color develops better at lower light levels and we have it under about 1,500 ft. cd., which reduces the amount green markings in the bracts. It might be better to grow this crop on a Monet schedule where it is planted a week later and less growth regulator would be needed. This crop will be salable in four to seven days.
11/20
Week 47 - Height for the Plum Pudding is turning out fine. The plants are about 1.5 weeks from finish and the bracts are developing good color under the reduced light levels where we moved them last week.
11/13
Week 46 - These plants have started moving again just in time for the bracts to expand, and hopefully, the Bonzi spray on Oct. 9 did not reduce bract size too much. This week we are putting additional shade over the Plum Pudding to reduce the light level to about 1,500 ft.cd., which will produce better bract color on this variety.
11/06
Week 45 - Color is not developing as fast as expected and it does not appear that they will finish by the last week of November. Also, they do not look like they will make the desired size. We are not using ProGibb now as we did on the Freedom this week and will see how much growth occurs this week.
10/30
Week 44 - First color is showing in this crop now and the last spray still has significant effect. These plants need to grow at least ½ inch this week.
10/23
Week 43 - The plants are still showing considerable effect from the Bonzi spray 2 weeks ago, but we expect they will grow the 2 inches needed to make the desired height.
10/16
Week 42 - After last week's spray, this crop looks like it is under good control. We will not treat this week and see how it develops in the cooler temperatures.
10/09
Week 41 - We still need to slow this crop down some more and are spraying Bonzi at 15 ppm. See the Success Red notes for comments on this.
10/02
Week 40 - We are getting this crop under control now and want the plants to continue elongating slowly. So, the low rate of B-Nine/Cycocel at 1,000/1,000 ppm is being sprayed.
9/25
Week 39 - Elongation this week was almost 1", but less than the 1.5" of last week. We want to make sure we get these plants down to the optimum range, so we will not have to use any late growth regulator. Therefore, we are spraying them this week with the low rate of B-Nine/Cycocel at 1,000/1,000 ppm.
9/18
Week 38 - This is a good example of why Plum Pudding can be a problem. The strong early growth can lead to too much growth regulator being applied later in the crop, which can reduce bract size. Again we need to be aggressive with this crop and are applying B-Nine/Cycocel at 1,500/1,250 ppm.
9/11
Week 37 - We will not treat this week.
9/04
Week 36 - This is a novelty that is a little difficult to grow. Early growth is vigorous, but not like Monet. The bracts are smaller than most other crops, so we want to avoid late growth regulators if possible and we will keep the temperatures up to promote bract expansion. Our strategy is to be a little more aggressive with the growth regulators early.
