Gear Change in the Flower Closet!
Humboldt Dream
Flower Day 9
One of the most important lessons I’ve learned about growing is the importance of remaining flexible. It’s all too easy to get an idea in our heads and hold onto that thought even when the plant may be telling us something else. Allow me to demonstrate:
The Humboldt Dream. This plant is lovely. She has very fine, flexible stems still - even the four main colas in the middle. In defoliating this morning and working the plant, suddenly I realized what she’s been trying to tell me. I couldn’t hear her until I considered doing something OTHER than my Sombrero Quad as planned. Once I considered that an option rather than an immutable choice I heard her loud and clear.
She was begging me for a flat canopy. So I obliged her.
Here’s her new look. A bit unruly at the moment but she’ll be sweet as hell in a few days by the time we see budlets.