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Post by willyswoodpile on Mar 10, 2011 23:27:52 GMT -5
Since reading about the Grandpa Charlie & Grandpa Willie rivalry, one always striving to be better than the other, I thought I would start this thread so we all could write down our thoughts about such things we have noticed.
While separating, looking at under a magnifying glass, choosing, and sowing Grandpa Willie, and Grandpa Charlie seeds, I noticed that the Grandpa Charlie seeds were much bigger and healthier looking (IMO). Score 1 for Grandpa Charlie.
{It must be noted that I am slightly biased toward Grandpa Willie since that was my grandfather's name.}
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Post by willyswoodpile on Apr 15, 2011 22:47:49 GMT -5
Looks like Charlie is ahead.  And if you are into politics you can clearly see that one GC leans to the left, and one to the right. |
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Post by willyswoodpile on Apr 15, 2011 22:53:46 GMT -5
The Willie- The Guard- and the Keeper-  I have a great feeling about this one, it has the structure and growth rate of a true champion! Hope to see some Monsters on this one!  That's awesome Blane. You could have your kid take a mater of each into show and tell, and explain the rivalry. |
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Post by oneoftheearls on Apr 16, 2011 15:31:11 GMT -5
A week ago.  |
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Post by willyswoodpile on Apr 24, 2011 4:14:08 GMT -5
This popped up in my last batch of Grandpa Willie: I can't believe I did not notice it until I was potting up tonight: I was very careful when I sowed them so I know that I did not mix up any seed. Would these be considered "mitten thumb" leaves? sf? To my untrained eye this looks like a good example of one of those "in between" leaves, but it still looks like potato-leaf to me.   |
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Post by soren on Apr 24, 2011 7:34:52 GMT -5
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Post by willyswoodpile on Apr 24, 2011 15:55:55 GMT -5
The seeds came from Dean.
Does this mean that, one: It's a natural cross between Grandpa Willie x Unknown, or, two: that it is a stray seed?
Dean?
Spud?
I am half-tempted to grow out all 50+ seeds I have left to see what else is lurking in the annals of Spudster Mania.
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Post by spudleafwillie on Apr 24, 2011 18:35:40 GMT -5
williewoodpile,
looks definitely Pl to me with a single and double mitten present on the plant.
Good observation on your part...read the superb research that summerhawk did on leaf morphology. there is still a lot to learn on the different leaf forms of PLs....even he Master Spud is learning more every day.
Best regards,
Spud
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Post by willyswoodpile on Apr 24, 2011 20:27:42 GMT -5
Thanks Spud.
There is no doubt in my mind that Grandpa Charlie takes the lead right from the start: Better germination and better growth in the early stages.
Of 5 Grandpa Charlie Seeds sown in the Bio-Dome, 4 of 5 sprouted. I culled two.
Of 5 Grandpa Willie seeds sown in the BD, only 2 of 5 sprouted.
I have two each of the first planting of GC & GW.
Of 10 Grandpa Charlie seeds sown in a 50 cell flat, 10 of 10 sprouted. All ten are doing just fine.
Of 7 Grandpa Willie seeds sown in the 50 cell flat, 5 of 7 sprouted. All five seem to be doing okay, but not nearly as well as the Grandpa Charlie.
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Post by willyswoodpile on May 10, 2011 22:13:50 GMT -5
How did these guys end up next to each other? Well, about 500 ladies are coming through on a Garden Tour in July and I wanted to tell them about the rivalry...he, he, he.  |
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Post by oneoftheearls on May 11, 2011 8:39:35 GMT -5
My weather must be way behind Kalamazoo....looking good, love the dirt, I have 8 toms in...taters, onions, garlic and some beans-Dragon Tongue and seed of saved Rattlesnakes I grew in 2010 to get more seeds....Dragon's are being grown for 2012's garden seed  |
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Post by willyswoodpile on May 15, 2011 12:28:07 GMT -5
Lookin' real good Blane.
Believe it or not it is Purple Haze that is kickin' butt here. It's growing faster and more tolerant to the up and down temperatures I am having right now. It had no transplant shock whatsoever.
Neither Grandpa Willie or Grandpa Charlie have taken off yet. I think they are waiting for the sun to come out.
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Post by willyswoodpile on May 20, 2011 20:45:22 GMT -5
My Willies are starting to like the warmer weather that has rolled in!  Next year I hope to obtain some Grandpa Charlie seeds to plant next to my Grandpa Willies! ;D   Lookin' good Hawk. Mine are about the same size, or would be, but they took a couple of hits with moving, low temperatures, sun scald, and general idiocy associated with too many things going on at once. |
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