Raising the vine

This first fruit on the 1211.5 is the one that has me worried. About a week ago I saw this gash and some "malnourishment" on one side. Usually this isn't good. But I have no other prospects on the plant, it will have to be this fruit, or an August pollination! Click on the image to see it larger.



The fruit on the 720. Like the others, tonight I added styrofoam blocks under the main vine, to help it rise with the fruit.



People always ask me why we bury vines. Why don't we just grow the whole thing under one massive piece of black plastic? This is why... Those little white things on the underside of the vine are the formation of roots. This vine tipped over in the tempest we just had. I need to fix it.

Plants

Here we go. First up is the 1505 Holland, I'm growing it in a spider pattern:



Next, the 720 Warren. This plant had double-vine for one node, early on. After that, it went normal and has been fine ever since. But because of that double-vine, the plant doesn't seem to have a dominant set of first secondaries. I'm hoping this plant will produce the fair fruit.



I like this 1211.5 Toftness. I have a really good feeling about this plant. It's almost as big as the 1505, and the fruit on it is nicely shaped.



The 1467 Perham. In the picture it looks like the main is coming toward you, but in reality it is going out the left side of the picture.



Finally, the 1725 Harp. This is a good plant. I worry about the soil in this spot. It's now growing over an area where we had peas... we have other banks of peas that are truly awesome. This particular bank of peas turned yellow and shriveled up and did nothing. It's good for the plant that I can send the main out farther, but I wonder what's going on? There is a possibility that I will pollinate another fruit on this vine to experiment with fruit farther out on the main.

Pictures

Fruit on the 720, and an open flower, not a controlled pollination.

1725

This morning the 1725 opened, and I hit it with the 1467. That should be a great cross if I can get a good result from each plant.

It was 42 degrees this morning! Those flowers did not want to open!

There was an error in the previous post. The 1467 fruit was pollinated by the 1211.5, not the 1725.

Pollinations

Yesterday the 1505 opened. Pollinated with the 1211.5 Toftness. These two are my best two plants, so that's why I put them together.

Then this morning was the crest of the wave. I had pollinations on the 1211.5 (by the 1505), 1467 (1725) and the 1240 (720). The 1725 is still a few days off.

Pollination update

I pollinated the first fruit at 10 or more feet out today, on the 720. This was already the third on that vine, a six lobe fruit and I pollinated it with the 1725. I think I'll keep this one, as I really like that cross.

Tomorrow the 1505 should open, at 11 feet out. Next up are the 1211.5, 1467, and 1725. I'm not sure which one to cross the 1505 with...? My only plant that just isn't working out is the 1240. It's small and wilts every day in the sun.

Pictures

Here is the 1505 Holland, my best plant so far. It's nearly 11 feet and has a female at exactly 10 feet.



Next is the 1211.5 Toftness. It's growing well.



I should mention that I actually pollinated a female on the 720 yesterday. It's not 10 feet out. But this plant is the one that I hoped would be the fair plant. It's an open pollination, followed up by one male from the 1240 and one from the 1211.5.