May 11: wildfire smoke rolled in this morning for the first time this year. Last year was horrible but hopefully this year won’t be as bad. Today was stay inside the house sort of bad smoke but it’s supposed to blow over soon. Hope.
Plant looks good and happy in the final container.
May 12: took out a couple of small cedars and I have a new sunniest spot in the yard, or at least for the next 12 weeks or so.
Today’s sunlight is like what it will be like in early August (6 weeks to solstice).
May 16: cool and rainy today but some sun at the end. She’s still doing great, and definitely better than most of my previous starts. I think I had the soil too wet before, or maybe the apple thing actually works. Either way she’s off to a good start and we’re on schedule with the May long weekend coming up.