My First Grow - Blueberry, Gold Leaf, Strawberry Cake & Pineapple Chunk

blue rust;3252452 said:

So blue seems to like the transplant, she's starting to bounce back a little at least the undamaged looking fan leaves are starting to rise. I am concerned about her damaged leaves though. As I'm not 100% sure as to what caused the damage it could of been splash, a consequence of overwatering or a combination of items. From what I've read there is some conflicting information about what to do with her damaged leaves. I could cut them in half which is what I was thinking of doing but some say that cutting your leaves stresses the plant and takes away some of her ability to photosynthesize. I don't know if damaged as they are whether or not they still have the ability. I've also read that it could cause her to send out more roots which isn't necessarily a bad thing. I'll consider any advice.

Goldie apparently loves her new pot. She's getting nice and fat I just wish she'd add some height as well. She's just a short fat Oompa Loompa.

I also moved the lil blues into the big girl tent. Their quiet and tend to mind their business. They like their new house even though they have to sit on Tupperware to reach the 24 inches to the light. I added a 100 watt cfl because their a little closer to the wall and I want them to have all the chances that blue never did.

Humidity was a little high in the big girl tent I believe this is because of the water run off evaporating into the air. I've removed the tray I had them in and just added a planter tray(name?).

3 out of the 5 strawberries are looking good and strong so I'm pretty happy with them. I hated the medium they were in so I moved them over to a solo cup with ffof. I added a little mykos to the hole and watered the soil its regular water phd to 6.5. I just took the whole ball and placed them in I can't really see that as being the wrong way to go as that would be what I did eventually anyways. They just get one additional transplanting this way into the 3 gallon fabric pots in another couple of weeks. I investigated the non growing strawberries and found one actually seems to be doing something. She's starting to poke her little seed covered head up I'm not gonna hold my breath on her but if she makes an appearance awesome. If not I didn't really have room for her anyways. The last strawberry is a dud never to be spoken of again. Her root was broken off of her seed. Whether I was too rough in her planting by pressing the soil around her or if the root burned off somehow when it was exposed I'll never know.

Piney is another story I've had to prop her up in the past I'm pretty positive I didn't plant her deep enough and the roots came up with her. when I came home from work she was just flopped over on her side. I know she's had a hard life so far but that's no reason to just quit, right? So I transplanted her with the strawberry girls she's so small that I don't want to do too much but I propped her up some more and made sure that the problem area was covered with soil and am praying to the weed gods that she turns out ok. She was a freebie but I really got excited about seeing her in all her glory. So fingers crossed she makes a go of it.

Keep calm and grow on

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