I thought the same thing when I saw your pic.

You could try tieing opposite branches to each other, that way the plant would tend to move as one unit rather than individual branches flailing all over the place.

Easier than building a scaffold for the short time you have remaining.
Nah. It'll take maybe 10-15 minutes. Drill some holes in scrap wood, and strap some bamboo into x supports with wire.
I'll just have to weight the scrap wood to keep it steady.

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Nah. It'll take maybe 10-15 minutes. Drill some holes in scrap wood, and strap some bamboo into x supports with wire.
I'll just have to weight the scrap wood to keep it steady.

@Grand Daddy Black I meant to insert this screenshot
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I see. Hardly any winds at all and no high winds. Must have been just the weight, as you said. Your remark about going overboard with the training was interesting. I hadn't thought of that, but her shape did add to her vulnerability.
 
I see. Hardly any winds at all and no high winds. Must have been just the weight, as you said. Your remark about going overboard with the training was interesting. I hadn't thought of that, but her shape did add to her vulnerability.
Those 90° bends keeping the branches horizontal will always be a weak spot. Usually the dowels limit the vulnerability, but I never got started with those this year. The mutations in the early growth of the Glue girls made me hesitate, and then the branches were already set.
Live and learn.
 
Girls got their second canola oil spray today.
Survivor is starting to get little clusters of stigmas, so she must have been trying to shift to flower for a while.
It's been bright and hot today, so I am done.

Gorilla Glue #4




Godzilla Glue #4




Survivor




Anytime!

Thanks for stopping by!
Wow that Gorilla Glue plant is a beauty, well done! I think the Survivor may have to move indoors to finish. Im curious, if that is what you do, to see how you manage to get it to harvest.
 
Wow that Gorilla Glue plant is a beauty, well done! I think the Survivor may have to move indoors to finish. Im curious, if that is what you do, to see how you manage to get it to harvest.
Thanks Crusher!
I have a plan for Survivor, she's moving indoors as soon as the daytime highs hit 20°C. There'll be one long night, and a drop in light intensity for her, but overall I think it'll work out.
The tent I plan to use is 200cm tall (6'6"ish for you imperialists :)), so I don't anticipate any space issues.
 
Bare bones pics today. I had to scoot out there to take pics between showers, and it's not projected to let up anytime soon.
Happily the new supports prevented last night's downpours from doing much damage.

Gorilla Glue #4
Still a lot of powdery mildew on her. All the rain and dew we've been getting has been preventing the canola spray from having much effect.

Godzilla Glue #4
Lots more yellowing leaves today. Not really surprising as she's in the midst of a 3 day rainwater flush.

Survivor

My advice not that you asked. I’d get some grafting tape on it as well.

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That's a good idea, but as I tried to bring the sides of the split together there were a lot of alarming creaks and cracks, so I'm going to leave her be. I don't want to kill her trying to help.
She's 8 feet wide, and including the pot she's just over 7 feet tall. Getting that split together without breaking branches is a 4 man job with a couple of ladders.
 
Getting that split together without breaking branches is a 4 man job with a couple of ladders.
So you'd need a tree company to assist with your weed plant. Well done! :Rasta:
 
Great turn around on the survivor! And the rest of the trees look great too!!!
 
Good news, meh news, and bad news (with a silver lining).

Good
Stigmas on both plants are turning, and the buds are fairly dense.
We're getting closer to harvest.

Meh
A few of Godzilla's leaves are starting to show purple. It looks more like a phosphorus transport issue to me, rather than genetics.



Bad
I found my first bit of budrot on Godzilla.

The silver lining is that I found out how dense her buds are, and took the rest of that bud as a tester.
If I have to chop soon because of rot, I want to know if there's any point to drying and curing her.
I'm definitely pulling out the ladder to check on her tops tomorrow. This rot was on one of her horizontal branches, at about chest level.
If it had been a vertical branch, it would have been right in the middle of a large cola. Since the tops are about a foot above my head I don't really know what's going on up there.
 
Man not you with BR too!!! Glad you found it though! Exterminate that nasty stuff and sanitize those scissors!!
 
Mel sorry about the rot and hope you get it all. Your plants still looking good. 🍋
I had some on my plant too and I just cut the nug off and my plant recovered. Sorry to hear about what happened hoping you can salvage some harvest
 
The shrieking goblin next door just got a recorder.
She knows how to play 1 whole note.
Over and over.
For 4 hours.

I got so wrapped up in talking about the rot yesterday that I forgot to post an actual update.

Gorilla Glue #4


Do you see it?
How about now?
Turns out she's going to have at least one seed.
I don't know if it's from neighbour 1, who has a GDP clone he got from the reserve, or neighbour 2, who gave a 3 year old a recorder and has been known to turn on the light in their backyard at night...so it shines on both their flowering plants, and mine.
Or just from the neighbourhood in general. 🤷‍♂️
I'm actually used to getting a few seeds per plant, and they don't seem to affect the quality, so I don't really mind. I still don't know if they explode in the vape though...🤔

Godzilla Glue #4



The branch shot is the one that had the mould. You can even see the little bald spot. And that there isn't any more at the moment :)

Survivor
Got bit by the powdery mildew bug. I'm on it.
I think she's a Gorilla Glue #4, judging by the shape and length of the stigmas.



Mel sorry about the rot and hope you get it all. Your plants still looking good. 🍋
Thanks Keith!
It's just the one spot so far, and it was pretty small. Sometimes I can get away with just a spot or two in a season.
Growing is not for the faint hearted lol
Especially outdoors!
Man not you with BR too!!! Glad you found it though! Exterminate that nasty stuff and sanitize those scissors!!
Already done!
I had some on my plant too and I just cut the nug off and my plant recovered. Sorry to hear about what happened hoping you can salvage some harvest
Thanks Stark!
It's just that one spot so far, so we're still going!
Evening Mel, :) Sorry to see the rot.:oops: I'm expecting to harvest before mine are ready, as the forecast is for rain, every day until October 2nd.🙄 Just going day to day. 🤔:bong:
Yeah, we've got a similar forecast. Either raining or overcast.
Could be worse though.

Thanks for stopping by!
 
The shrieking goblin next door just got a recorder.
She knows how to play 1 whole note.
Over and over.
For 4 hours.

I got so wrapped up in talking about the rot yesterday that I forgot to post an actual update.

Gorilla Glue #4


Do you see it?
How about now?
Turns out she's going to have at least one seed.
I don't know if it's from neighbour 1, who has a GDP clone he got from the reserve, or neighbour 2, who gave a 3 year old a recorder and has been known to turn on the light in their backyard at night...so it shines on both their flowering plants, and mine.
Or just from the neighbourhood in general. 🤷‍♂️
I'm actually used to getting a few seeds per plant, and they don't seem to affect the quality, so I don't really mind. I still don't know if they explode in the vape though...🤔

Godzilla Glue #4



The branch shot is the one that had the mould. You can even see the little bald spot. And that there isn't any more at the moment :)

Survivor
Got bit by the powdery mildew bug. I'm on it.
I think she's a Gorilla Glue #4, judging by the shape and length of the stigmas.




Thanks Keith!
It's just the one spot so far, and it was pretty small. Sometimes I can get away with just a spot or two in a season.

Especially outdoors!

Already done!

Thanks Stark!
It's just that one spot so far, so we're still going!

Yeah, we've got a similar forecast. Either raining or overcast.
Could be worse though.

Thanks for stopping by!
the GG#4 is a beast, when she plays the recorder turn up your stereo
 
Beautiful garden Mel. Hope the weather holds for you and that recorder disappears for your sanity. Ever see the episode of the Flintstones when Fred goes to the jamboree and the kid blows the bugle in Fred's ear? I'm picturing that now.
 
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