week of 4/1/2021
4/7/21 - It was a really busy week for me and so I did not get the update up as planned My apologies - however, the week for the ladies was overall good - not so much for this lady. It is having some issues - It has just been a really slow grower for me. I think I may have transplanted it a little too early...we shall see
Maybe it is a little bit to hot for the soil after the transplant - or maybe I watered a little too heavily after transplanting. Whatever it is I'm gonna let it dry out for a couple of days and then water lightly for the next week or two and hope it perks back up.
If anyone has thoughts I'd love to hear them. The tips of the leaves look dead and are a little crispy to touch. Not crumbling off yet but feels like that'll be happening in the next week maybe.
During the previous week I put my soil together. It sat for 8 days before I transplanted. Composition is below
reused/recycled 1.5 cubic feet of Fox Farms Ocean Forest Soil
brand new 1.5 cubic feet of Fox Farms Ocean Forest Soil
amended with:
-8.50 cups of worm castings (Worm Gold)
-0.75 cups of Granular Humic Acids (Down to Earth)
-0.20 cups of Langbeinite (Down to Earth)
-0.50 cups of Seabird Guano (Down to Earth)
-0.50 cups of Insect Frass (Down to Earth)
-0.50 cups of Kelp Meal (Down to Earth)
-3.50 cups of Bio-Live (Down to Earth)
I used this brand before (Down to Earth) and absolutely loved it so I'm using it again.
@Minuteman_Organics, I appreciate the tips - never thought of that before. I used paper towel for both of them at first and had 5 of 6 ready to go so thought I'd try popping it in the soil and see if I could get it to go. Still learning and experimenting with what I like and will definitely make use of that for the future. Thanks!!
I've had beans not crack right away for me. A good tip is to rub the seed on a rough surface. I like to use a dry sponge. This will create tiny cracks that allow water to penetrate the seed coating. Works almost everytime