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NATIVE WINNERS. FROM A GROWERS PERSPECTIVE. Robby Henes 13260 Rd. 29 Dolores, CO 81323 970-565-8722. BUDGET CONSTRAINTS. LOCAL ECOTYPES. WINNERS !. WINNER BY WHO’S DEFINITION?????. OBJECTIVES. Growers perspective on realistic outcomes and potentials for Native Winners.
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NATIVE WINNERS FROM A GROWERS PERSPECTIVE Robby Henes 13260 Rd. 29 Dolores, CO 81323 970-565-8722
BUDGET CONSTRAINTS LOCAL ECOTYPES WINNERS ! WINNER BY WHO’S DEFINITION?????
OBJECTIVES • Growers perspective on realistic outcomes and potentials for Native Winners • First hand experience with Native Winners and Losers.
FREQUENTLY WHAT IS LACKING INCLUDES: • Practical information that will help us with a grow out. Many species don’t follow the ‘standard’ plant – water- grow formula. • Seed that is viable. • Seed that has good characteristics for commercial production • Flexibility and willpower to experiment long enough to succeed.
NATIVE WINNERS NATIVE LOSERS
SECRETS • Breaking dormancy • Life Cycles • Sex appeal to Insects • Optimal planting spacing
How to make us LOVE you! • Plant Height – TALL is good! • Indeterminate - Indeterminate is bad! • Seed Size and Weight – Bigger is better! • Overall plant vigor • Pod Producers tend to be great.
Don’t Send us Parachuters!
LEGEND It’s a bit ‘hairy’ but we think we have a winner. No doubt about it. SCORE! We win! We are underwater here and don’t know what we have. We wore ourselves out trying and still don’t know the secret.