Spring Garden-It's time for show and tell

[crosscreekcooter]

What’s my problem? I can’t get these things to grow at all.


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The problem is you have planted your garden amongst those radio towers. The plants are receiving radioactive signals from outer space and its stunting their growth. Try fitting a black garbage bag over the radio tower down to the ground and tie it securely. Don't remove it for 2 weeks. NO PEEKING!!!

 

[crosscreekcooter]

Usually when all the plants are in the same state of stress and all yellow like those are, it's a watering issue (too much, too little, or inconsistant). Plus your daytime temps right now are what, 105 everyday? Gren is right about the ideal temp band.

 

[NVGator]

Usually when all the plants are in the same state of stress and all yellow like those are, it's a watering issue (too much, too little, or inconsistant). Plus your daytime temps right now are what, 105 everyday? Gren is right about the ideal temp band.

Daytime temps are in the upper 90s but we haven't broken 100 this year yet. Lows are down to 58-60. I'll admit to inconsistent watering. I used to have tiny drip line sprayers there but the damn dog ate them up.

 

[Albert]

Shot from the field today. Cotton is really hitting its stride with blooms down deep in the canopy. You measure cotton maturity in nodes above white flower (NAWF). Right now we are sitting at 8 NAWF, which is where I want to stay for the next month for maximum yield potential, just adding terminal growth and maturing the bolls from bottom to top.
We laid about 3 1/2 miles of poly irrigation tubing yesterday (aka poly pipe). I’ have a few problem weed areas to address then we’ll check the forecast. If it is continued hot and dry I’ll commence irrigation. Will make sure to take lots of pics in that process, it’s something to behold.

 

[NVGator]

Show off.

 

[LagoonGator68]

Shot from the field today. Cotton is really hitting its stride with blooms down deep in the canopy. You measure cotton maturity in nodes above white flower (NAWF). Right now we are sitting at 8 NAWF, which is where I want to stay for the next month for maximum yield potential, just adding terminal growth and maturing the bolls from bottom to top.
We laid about 3 1/2 miles of poly irrigation tubing yesterday (aka poly pipe). I’ have a few problem weed areas to address then we’ll check the forecast. If it is continued hot and dry I’ll commence irrigation. Will make sure to take lots of pics in that process, it’s something to behold.

It takes a lot of bolls to fill a 100 lb. bag strung around your neck!

 

[Albert]

Show off.

Maybe a little

 

[Albert]

Better pic from the top of the levee today. Started irrigation on this hot SOB yesterday afternoon. The levee is adjacent to the river that is the supply for irrigation water. Right now I am pushing water on 50 acres.
Our fields are cut to grade with .15 ft of fall down the row, with .07 ft of side fall. Think of a pool table slightly tilted to one corner pocket. Most crops in the Delta are planted on raised beds to prevent young seedlings from spring rains, and for irrigating the middles during the summer.
There is an extensive system of underground pipe buried on my farm, with a riser in each field. Water is pumped in by a diesel powered centrifugal pump. There are 7 risers on my place that can be turned on and off individually. Poly pipe is tied to the hydrants on each riser. Once the hydrant is turned on, water is released into the pipe, and a hand tool is used to poke holes either every middle or every other, depending on the crop and the amount of pressure available. In cotton we will water 2-3 times per year depending on rainfall, soybeans 3-4, corn 4-5. The poly pipe is 15” diameter and 2 mil thickness. At the end of the year it is picked up and recycled to make trash bags.

 

[LagoonGator68]

Shot from the field today. Cotton is really hitting its stride with blooms down deep in the canopy. You measure cotton maturity in nodes above white flower (NAWF). Right now we are sitting at 8 NAWF, which is where I want to stay for the next month for maximum yield potential, just adding terminal growth and maturing the bolls from bottom to top.
We laid about 3 1/2 miles of poly irrigation tubing yesterday (aka poly pipe). I’ have a few problem weed areas to address then we’ll check the forecast. If it is continued hot and dry I’ll commence irrigation. Will make sure to take lots of pics in that process, it’s something to behold.

You need some peanut allotments so the gubbmint can pay you not to grow anything!

 

[crosscreekcooter]

View attachment 23650 Better pic from the top of the levee today. Started irrigation on this hot SOB yesterday afternoon. The levee is adjacent to the river that is the supply for irrigation water. Right now I am pushing water on 50 acres.
Our fields are cut to grade with .15 ft of fall down the row, with .07 ft of side fall. Think of a pool table slightly tilted to one corner pocket. Most crops in the Delta are planted on raised beds to prevent young seedlings from spring rains, and for irrigating the middles during the summer.
There is an extensive system of underground pipe buried on my farm, with a riser in each field. Water is pumped in by a diesel powered centrifugal pump. There are 7 risers on my place that can be turned on and off individually. Poly pipe is tied to the hydrants on each riser. Once the hydrant is turned on, water is released into the pipe, and a hand tool is used to poke holes either every middle or every other, depending on the crop and the amount of pressure available. In cotton we will water 2-3 times per year depending on rainfall, soybeans 3-4, corn 4-5. The poly pipe is 15” diameter and 2 mil thickness. At the end of the year it is picked up and recycled to make trash bags.

15" poly pipe at 2 mils is interesting. Does that come in a roll or stick. One would think that 15" pipe at 2 mils would collapse flat on itself in a static state like a 2" canvas covered firehose does. 15" pipe has the capibility to conduct a tremendous amount of water, that pump must be submersible and pumping low pressure. My point is how does it not blow out? In order to water 7 acres per riser, you have to be moving a high volume of water. Typically smaller size pipe can conduct or maintain water at higher pressures.

 

[Albert]

15" poly pipe at 2 mils is interesting. Does that come in a roll or stick. One would think that 15" pipe at 2 mils would collapse flat on itself in a static state like a 2" canvas covered firehose does. 15" pipe has the capibility to conduct a tremendous amount of water, that pump must be submersible and pumping low pressure. My point is how does it not blow out? In order to water 7 acres per riser, you have to be moving a high volume of water. Typically smaller size pipe can conduct or maintain water at higher pressures.

Sorry for the mistake, it is actually 10 mil strength not 2 mil thickness ( I had a couple last night).
You are correct in that it comes on a 1/4 mile long roll. I have an implement on the back of the tractor we use to plow a trench and roll the pipe out simultaneously. It also has a device to roll up the used pipe. The pipe does lay flat when empty.
The pressure situation is interesting. The pump is a 10” suction x 10” discharge Centrifugal pump powered by a 100hp Isuzu Diesel engine. At 1500 engine rpm it produces 6000 gpm, a ton of water. It dumps into the underground system which starts at 15” then necks down to 12” and then 10”. Each of the risers are 12” in diameter that can be opened and closed using a screw-lid hydrant, so you can regulate pressure as needed for each field. Bear in mind that once the pipe has water coming through it we poke either a 9/16” or 5/8” hole every row-38”- or every other-76”- apart for the length of the field. We end the pipe by simply tying a knot in it. Usually I will get water started and my son will start poking holes moving away from the riser. When he is halfway down the line I park 1 wheel of my truck on the pipe near the end and tie it off. We regulate pressure by engine rpm, opening and closing the hydrants mounted on the risers, and by the size and number of holes poked. I usually only open no more than 3 risers at a time. I will get some better pictures of all this later today.

 

[crosscreekcooter]

Sorry for the mistake, it is actually 10 mil strength not 2 mil thickness ( I had a couple last night).
You are correct in that it comes on a 1/4 mile long roll. I have an implement on the back of the tractor we use to plow a trench and roll the pipe out simultaneously. It also has a device to roll up the used pipe. The pipe does lay flat when empty.
The pressure situation is interesting. The pump is a 10” suction x 10” discharge Centrifugal pump powered by a 100hp Isuzu Diesel engine. At 1500 engine rpm it produces 6000 gpm, a ton of water. It dumps into the underground system which starts at 15” then necks down to 12” and then 10”. Each of the risers are 12” in diameter that can be opened and closed using a screw-lid hydrant, so you can regulate pressure as needed for each field. Bear in mind that once the pipe has water coming through it we poke either a 9/16” or 5/8” hole every row-38”- or every other-76”- apart for the length of the field. We end the pipe by simply tying a knot in it. Usually I will get water started and my son will start poking holes moving away from the riser. When he is halfway down the line I park 1 wheel of my truck on the pipe near the end and tie it off. We regulate pressure by engine rpm, opening and closing the hydrants mounted on the risers, and by the size and number of holes poked. I usually only open no more than 3 risers at a time. I will get some better pictures of all this later today.

Damn 6000 gpm is a schitton of water! Thanks for the explanation.

 

[alcoholica]

You need some peanut allotments so the gubbmint can pay you not to grow anything!

That's not how peanut base works

 

[NVGator]

@Albert any chance you can grow some green peanuts for me/us, ship them out here and I can start a boiled peanut business? They don’t know what they’re missing out here and can’t get them shipped.

 

[grengadgy]

@Albert any chance you can grow some green peanuts for me/us, ship them out here and I can start a boiled peanut business? They don’t know what they’re missing out here and can’t get them shipped.

Are you drinking?

 

[Albert]

Damn 6000 gpm is a schitton of water! .

Yes it is. Last year a bolt that holds a hydrant on snapped with me right behind it. All that water hit me at the waist placing my 6’6” 285 lb body squarely upon on its wet, bewildered ass. Quite the experience.

 

[crosscreekcooter]

Yes it is. Last year a bolt that holds a hydrant on snapped with me right behind it. All that water hit me at the waist placing my 6’6” 285 lb body squarely upon on its wet, bewildered ass. Quite the experience.

You were "planted".

 

[Albert]

Couple shots from this morning. Tarnished Plant Bugs and Cotton Bollworm eggs are building so time to get after them with rynaxypyr, novaluron, and lambda-cylohathron. For more internodal growth control mepiquat chloride added and 22% liquid nitrogen + Boron for nutrition. It’s practically raining money out of this airplane. The pilot is one of my close friends and does an excellent job at one of the most dangerous professions.

Here is a picture of a typical plant I pulled up and removed the leaves from this morning. What you are seeing are the fruiting positions in various growth stages that eventually, hopefully will become bolls. This plant is 7 nodes above white flower with 43 fruiting positions (squares). Once the fruiting positions bloom and mature the bloom will fall off leaving a small boll behind to grow, mature and eventually produce lint. Cloudy weather, lack of nutrition and pest damage can cause the plants to abort the fruit, and generally when that happens it takes off growing a tall stalk, which is not desirable. The idea is to put on as much fruit as possible and and mature it quickly.
I’m really pleased with the state of the crop as it stands today. If I can continue to catch timely rain we should be in great shape going into the fall.

 

[crosscreekcooter]

Albert that is f'n awesome. Seeing that top dresser working reminds me of when I was young running with the kids in the neighborhood behind the mosquito man.

 

[MidwestChomp]

Albert that is f'n awesome. Seeing that top dresser working reminds me of when I was young running with the kids in the neighborhood behind the mosquito man.

Well Coot, this makes a lot of sense now....