Kahori and Olivia Trial_Keith Francis

by Lida Sladkova

General information

• Objective: To find if Kahori and Olivia can be grown under the same condition & treatment side by side

• Trial was broken into 4 groups• Plants were stuck in week 21 • Plants were pinched in week 26• Plants were potted in week 26• No PGR applied• Planted: 1 ppp• Conclusion: best performing is treatment A (but will

have to be longer in production) and treatment B

Trial “A”

• Pinched in tray and also in pot• Observation: • 1. behind in finishing quarts (aprox. 3 weeks)• 2. aprox. one week behind on finishing 6 packs• 3. best branching

Kahori_Trial “A” in week 31 (5 weeks after planting)

Olivia_Trial “A” in week 31 (5 weeks after planting)

Trial “A”_ 7 weeks after planting

Trial “A”_ 7 weeks after planting

Trial “A”_ 7 weeks after planting

Trial “A”_ 7 weeks after planting

Trial “B”

• Pinched plug but not in pot• Observation:• 1. fills very nicely 6 packs and quarts (Kahori

fills better then Olivia)

Kahori_Trial “B” in week 31 (5 weeks after planting)

Olivia_Trial “B” in week 31 (5 weeks after planting)

Trial “B”_ 7 weeks after planting

Trial “B”_ 7 weeks after planting

Trial “B”_ 7 weeks after planting

Trial “B”_ 7 weeks after planting

Trial “C”

• Not pinched in tray but pinched in pot• Observation: • 1. Olivia is smaller – behind on growth• 2. Kahori will need aprox. 3-4 weeks for fill the

5” pot but it fill nicely 6 pack (needs aprox. 2 more weeks for flower)

Kahori_Trial “C” in week 31 (5 weeks after planting)

Olivia_Trial “C” in week 31 (5 weeks after planting)

Trial “C”_ 7 weeks after planting

Trial “C”_ 7 weeks after planting

Trial “C”_ 7 weeks after planting

Trial “C”_ 7 weeks after planting

Trial “D”

• No pinch in plug and no pinch in pot• Observations:• 1. plants get very leggy and floppy

Kahori_Trial “D” in week 31 (5 weeks after planting)

Olivia_Trial “D” in week 31 (5 weeks after planting)

Trial “D”_7 weeks after planting

Trial “D”_7 weeks after planting

Trial “D”_7 weeks after planting

Trial “D”_7 weeks after planting

Comparison by treatment and variety

Kahori 5” pot (1 ppp): from left – A/B/C/D

Kahori six pack (3” x 3”): from left A/B/C/D

Kahori six pack (3” x 3”): from left A/B/C/D

Olivia in 5” pot: from left A/B/C/D

Olivia in 6 pack (3” x 3”): from left A/B/C/D

Olivia in 6 pack (3” x 3”): from left A/B/C/D