Week of 4/22/2021
4/23/21
- She is looking good so far this week...will be keeping an eye on the growth.
- It's still gonna be a week before I get to topping it I think(If I do at all...we shall see)
- Gonna water once this week -gonna shoot for a pH around 6.2 to 6.4
4/28/21
- Did not end up watering this week.
- Saw a few fungal gnats and so I'm giving a bit of a drought period to help kill the larvae
- Ordered some sticky traps to deal with the flying adults.
- Planning on topping her early on next week.
The Soil Composition
- reused/recycled 1.5 cubic feet of Fox Farms Ocean Forest Soil
- brand new 1.5 cubic feet of Fox Farms Ocean Forest Soil
-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)
@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