That first one has wicked cool stripage going on. The branch coming out of the left looks like you wrang it out like a rag.So you guys can see not all the plants I grow have insanely massive stalks, here is a couple of pics of stalks from the "Test Garden" which gets very minimal wind, a smaller hole(3X3'), and only 7 hours of sun at best:
Day 135 Frisian Dew
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Still though...even a small(er) stalk like that, can produce quite a bit up above, especially if branch tips are well spaced and in apical competition with each other! Fence on the left is 4 feet high.
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Day 135 Passion [HASHTAG]#1[/HASHTAG]
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And again...don't look like much below the skirt...up above on the other hand!! Top rail of a 4 foot fence on the right
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Is that copper ring a slug repellent?