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It's not theory, it's put to work every time a Medjool date farmer makes his selections, selecting OUT fruit with low potential in order to best guarantee the biggest, best fruits from his palms. Every time my mother would have me and my sisters go out and thin the plums, apricots, peaches and nectarines and we hated her for it, but then a month or two later we'd be gathering huge, juicy fruits warmed by the sun, while fewer, were much much better than if we'd simply allowed the trees to set as many fruits as possible.KingsCounty said:Hey NCGA, just wanted to stop by and say thanks for your advice on thinning the middle growth. I was a little cautious about it at first, but I am really starting to see the benefits in vigorous top growth. Thanks again, bud!]
Can somebody explain this to me please?
For example
If you don't clean out those lower branches that hang down on the ground a number of things can happen
They hold moisture and create an environment that is perfect for rodents and mold and mildew
You can not see the stalks to determine if you have pest
1 Ants are a pre courser to bad things
2 Pill bugs who will strip the
3 Rodents who will gurdel your stalks and kill your plants. Rodents prefer covered forge areas and now open ones
4 Disease. whith a thick inner canopy of of leaves alive and dying it holds moisture and is a breading ground for mold and mildew to take hold.
5 THIS IS THE MAIN PRACTICAL PROVEN REASON.
So think back to harvest and all those small inner branches that have hash making material. Are you growing buds or making hash? This is the constant conflict between land owner and worker LOL. You can trim what I call AGDS (Aintgoing To Do S**T ) branches off now by yourself our pay workers in October. We are all optimist but, come on...... look at your optimistic branches at harvest and you will see what I mean. Right that on a YOUR HARVEST WALL, and let me know :)
The other side is more theory but, seams to work well with almost all fruits and vegetables. When a plants energy is focused on fewer areas the results will be better. Based on wine grape production you will thin some bunches to have a higher yield and sugar content. I believe fruit growers do the same. Tomato growers remove some sucker to get better yield
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I recall you and Blaze, or was it HIM, discussing the capabilities of the new meters compared to the old.
Wait a minute, you mentioned a HIM plant! He busted a T-bar stake with a single plant, seriously?
The most important this was to preserve and prepare for next year. Oh how I hate this. I liked the old days when any one of 3 phenos would work. Now the market wants SPECIFIC phenos
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