May 25: growing again after the frost night and the alkaline soil mishap. She has done the best of the three big manifold plants with the transition to the coolish spring outdoors. Looking promising again/still.
May 27: staked with bamboo poles.
Putting main poles in on angle means it’s really easy to friction fit the cross pieces exactly where needed. Another great idea from Growdiaries. 👍
May 28: I’ve realized the low humidity slows growth a lot so I’ve been misting with plain water several times a day. The plants all seem to appreciate it so I’ll try to keep doing it.
Plant certainly looks a lot better than it did at start of the week. Frost and a botched transplant into what was surprisingly alkaline soil. Seems to have recovered.
@NorthernChemist, yeah, and I’ve stumbled upon this great way to do the staking. Starting poles are at close to 45 degrees rather than vertical and it makes all the difference. Bamboo cross pieces are easily friction fit and not really carrying a load. Seems stable with the peony ring still in place and seems to work.
@NorthernChemist, yeah I like it. Seems like the best way to handle photoperiods both indoors and out. This was a 16 cola attempt, and the later start photoperiods I will keep to 8 colas. This certainly maximizes cloning opportunities.
@MiyaguiOkPolilla; you’re welcome.. Yes, sodium, and going a step further it’s actually the ratio of sodium to Cal-mag (sodium adsorption ratio, SAR). My well water has super high SAR which is very bad for the soil.
@Northern_Ent, oh, muchas gracias por esa info. Nunca me he fijado realmente en los niveles de sodio, pero me imagino lo malo que puede llegar a serlo tanto como para nosotros 🍀🍀🍀
@JohnnyBarrel, yeah it’s looking great. Bubble OG is actually the biggest of the three big manifolds, followed by Candyland and then this one. This is a God Bud cross so it should be good. Cheers.