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* UPDATE * - July 30th
# 1 & 3 - VEG DAY 79 (5/12)
Above Soil 4/28 - 2 wk seedling stage
#1 - 6/3 topped - 6/20 pinched branch tops and FIMM attempts
#3 - 6/20 topped & pinched branch tops
# 7 & 9 - VEG DAY 75 (5/16)
Above Soil 5/9 - 1 wk seedling stage
#7 - 7/3 topped & super cropped & branches pinched
#9 - 7/3 topped & bent & branches pinched
Outdoors Zone 9B, California
# 8 - Raised Garden Bed
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So it's been a rough past few weeks. Unfortunately, the girls in the tent have been reciprocal with their vigor. I overly stressed them a couple times too many by not understanding their watering needs. Thankfully it was not enough watering instead of too much water. It seems to be a consistent issue for me as well. Thursday evening I did a bit of defoliating and another light soil drench. I am slowly adding more and more water every couple days to these final containers. I didn't want to do a full flooding of the soil quite yet. I want them to work their way up to being able to use that much water. Rotting roots scares the hell out of me. I find it MUCH easier for your plants to recover from underwatering than the over.
Yesterday, Friday morning, they looked to be heading in a more positive direction finally. That is the picture I have featured in this post. They were looking ragged for the past couple weeks. The definitely hit a wall in their growth though when I missed a couple waterings. I am in no hurry and only interested in seeing them recover fully before flipping to flower.
#8, my outdoor girl is just blowing up! I decided to do some light bending (supercropping) of most of the branches. After she recovers from this and more tops shoot up, I have to keep in mind the fence clearance. My goal is to not have any part of this plant exceed that height. I love checking in on this beautiful lady! The flowers that surround her are beautiful and she is just happy as can be. She is getting SNS209 foliar sprays every 4 days. She also got her first BT treatment to combat the caterpillars which I am now seeing on the plant. BT treatments will continue every 7 days until harvest.
I'm trying desperately to match their vigor in my own life. Staying afloat is the best way to describe where I'm at everyone. I am beyond grateful to this community and its sponsors. Thank you all for being here and helping us grow our medicine and helping us grow mentally. I will be doing my best to get back on track with closer to daily updates. I need to seriously get caught up on many others' journals as well. Terribly sorry for not staying in the loop with y'all. Take care of each other and look for blessings!
# 1 & 3 - VEG DAY 79 (5/12)
Above Soil 4/28 - 2 wk seedling stage
#1 - 6/3 topped - 6/20 pinched branch tops and FIMM attempts
#3 - 6/20 topped & pinched branch tops
# 7 & 9 - VEG DAY 75 (5/16)
Above Soil 5/9 - 1 wk seedling stage
#7 - 7/3 topped & super cropped & branches pinched
#9 - 7/3 topped & bent & branches pinched
Outdoors Zone 9B, California
# 8 - Raised Garden Bed
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.
.
So it's been a rough past few weeks. Unfortunately, the girls in the tent have been reciprocal with their vigor. I overly stressed them a couple times too many by not understanding their watering needs. Thankfully it was not enough watering instead of too much water. It seems to be a consistent issue for me as well. Thursday evening I did a bit of defoliating and another light soil drench. I am slowly adding more and more water every couple days to these final containers. I didn't want to do a full flooding of the soil quite yet. I want them to work their way up to being able to use that much water. Rotting roots scares the hell out of me. I find it MUCH easier for your plants to recover from underwatering than the over.
Yesterday, Friday morning, they looked to be heading in a more positive direction finally. That is the picture I have featured in this post. They were looking ragged for the past couple weeks. The definitely hit a wall in their growth though when I missed a couple waterings. I am in no hurry and only interested in seeing them recover fully before flipping to flower.
#8, my outdoor girl is just blowing up! I decided to do some light bending (supercropping) of most of the branches. After she recovers from this and more tops shoot up, I have to keep in mind the fence clearance. My goal is to not have any part of this plant exceed that height. I love checking in on this beautiful lady! The flowers that surround her are beautiful and she is just happy as can be. She is getting SNS209 foliar sprays every 4 days. She also got her first BT treatment to combat the caterpillars which I am now seeing on the plant. BT treatments will continue every 7 days until harvest.
I'm trying desperately to match their vigor in my own life. Staying afloat is the best way to describe where I'm at everyone. I am beyond grateful to this community and its sponsors. Thank you all for being here and helping us grow our medicine and helping us grow mentally. I will be doing my best to get back on track with closer to daily updates. I need to seriously get caught up on many others' journals as well. Terribly sorry for not staying in the loop with y'all. Take care of each other and look for blessings!
