Plainly Louise has alot to teach me. I wouldnt really be much of a grower, an inexperienced one, if I wasnt willing to learn. Ive been done with her multiple times, gave her up for dead twice, but each time she surprises me. I figure if I can grow this one, that seems to hate me, then I can grow anything. I want to be able to grow anything, even the touchy ones.
I guess things about her and what I see as it manifests itself in her growth, based solely on what Ive read, and sometimes just my own intuition, and it gets me into trouble which in turn gets my plants in trouble. If she is willing to overlook my shortcomings then I am willing to overlook hers.
I can only come out ahead, even if she dies, because knowledge is power and some of us have to get that knowledge first hand, by experience. There is so much information out there and goodly portion of it is contradictory. Not only will I let her go as far as she will go, but I will grow this strain again.
I know that most of her problems have been of my making. Its not a bad strain, but its probably not a good strain to start out with, but thats water under bridge and doesnt matter now. Hindsight is 20/20, or so they say.
Thelma is now a happy (and easy) memory, but Louise is my best teacher. Ill take that knowledge, thank you.
This is the reason I am not done with her.