Update Week 6
Not many pics today as I’ve been too depleted to do much more than the bare necessity for the plants (and even then...). And first I wanted to revisit this, because Bubba could definitely use a little ‘something’ I think.
So nice stopping in here!
To me, she looks (damn fine, no doubt!) like maybe she could use a good Brix/snake oil spray. Cheers Amy!
I’m curious to know what you are seeing that makes you think that? I’ve noticed that the leaf colour is a bit marbled, not consistent and even - but am not sure if that’s anything or if it’s even a trick of light. I’ll consider adding SO the next Brix, I have plenty. So I don’t question your diagnosis, just wondering what you see
so am I
So I’ve been thinking about this more, and also knowing that Stoney M maybe doesn’t get online so often atm and probably doesn’t have shed-loads of time when he does, and I’m going to take some slightly educated guesses of what might drive that thought.
The mottling/ slight marbling I’d been noticing at times is now a little more pronounced and maybe looks like a demand for Mg. That, combined with the purpling of the lower petioles is maybe enough to suggest a Snake Oil injection into things would be beneficial. Mg is one of the micronutrients the SO helps with, I’m pretty sure.
For the non-Brixers, Doc Bud’s
Snake Oil is given as part of the Brix foliar, when used in a DBHBB kit grow. It can also be used by any gardner, using a different preparation method, and on pretty much any plant. It’s super strong and delivers micronutrients directly to the plant. It’s used for particularly demanding cultivars.
If I’m Brixing every 10 days that isn’t for a few days yet, as I’d only just given a Brix foliar when Smokey M dropped by. I think I can safely pull that forward a couple of days and do it at lights-on tonight, which will be 8 days since the last Brix foliar.
I’m definitley
not keeping
Bubba Hash happy consistently. It has times where it looks fully electric and perky and couldn’t be happier, and then it drops and curls down for no apparent (to me) reason while the pot is still half wet (or half dry, however you see a thing
). This is a little bit disconcerting and also makes catching the drench window a bit tricky. I missed it last night, I was kinda too knackered to do it and thought it was just it’s ‘usual’ drop/curl but it was fairly wilty when I woke up this morning so I clearly pushed it a little it too far. It was due for a Transplant drench and I made it a nice hearty one with the top-down-bottom-up technique (half in the saucer and half down the top) as I dont have the strength to do the full dunk right now.
Candida CD-1 was also ready to drink and got a 1/4Transwater the same way. It’s pot had about the same dryness as Bubba’s but it had only a slight hint of a wilt going on. In general the Candida is looking healthy and perky and happy the whole time. I’ve not seem it actually wilt or drop at all. It’s also much sturdier in the branches than the last one I grew. No bendy floppy plant this time!
All the autos are kicking along ok. The DBHBB
DDAs are still not ready for their first drench. Twice I’ve given them 1/4 cup of water (TW w little tea). This is to encourage root growth towards the top of teh pot and the keep the pots kind of even as they dry out.
The coco Canna babies had a slight increase in nute strength last night. I thought
Blueberry was starting to look a little faded, and then kind of accidentally (I’m tired, right!) gave a stronger dose to
Amnesia as well. It’s so weak at this stage, I’m sure they’ll be fine.
These pics are last night, a good many hours before the DBHBB drenches. It’s easy to see that I really should have Drenched the Bubba right then, instead of 7.5hrs later. She’ll be alright
It’s also easy to see the slight marbled effect on the leaves which
could be a demand for Mg and
could be part of why Stoney M suggested the Snake Oil. I’ll do that in the next 24 hrs.
Oh! And I’ve now trained the BH and Candida CD-1 main branches out a little, held by garden ties now. They got a DeStress foliar a day or so before that
So that’s the state of the garden and my mind right now
I’ve been thinking about a negative ioniser! There is this device I’m looking at which is a circulating fan, a humidifier and a negative ioniser all in one...
It’s very spendy, but if it works...
Hope that tired update made any sense at all! Exhaustion is discombobulating
It’s either that or the after-effects of that feisty full moon eclipse we had recently.
I do hope that tired update made any sense at all! Exhaustion is discombobulating
for saying so 
Good to hear you have helpers that can come by and do just that ! I feel your pain in the legs some days all i can do to get around after as you say working them too hard day before . The upped higher garden look great keep it up 
Surfing by looking for some alpha and theta waves,
where did that flow go?
