PapaBlob Here it is, this one looks to be in great shape. I'm going to start a diary that will go all the way to the harvest, I hope. I'm trying a Blumat drip watering system in anticipation of the holidays. System is in place.
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Paper Towel
Germination Method
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Week 1. Vegetation
4y ago
1/13
6 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
24 °C
Day Air Temp
No Smell
Smell
54 %
Air Humidity
20 liters
Pot Size
62 cm
Lamp Distance
PapaBlob And there you go. This one is starting off really well. She looks strong, resilient, ready for anything. A real beast, you know..😜 09/05 so far so good.
12/05 the stem seemed a little thin to me, the light might be a bit too high, but it seems to be okay. A tall stem might be easier to manage in LST.
I'm improving my system little by little. There's still a lot to do.
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LST
Technique
2
Week 2. Vegetation
4y ago
1/14
6 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
24 °C
Day Air Temp
No Smell
Smell
54 %
Air Humidity
20 liters
Pot Size
62 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 3
fumier
0.5 mll
Calmag
0.5 mll
Bio-Grow
0.5 mll
PapaBlob I start the bondage early. The stem is nice and flexible, and I hope it will handle the torture better. 😅
It seems to be taking it well. The stems are going straight up.
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3
Week 3. Vegetation
4y ago
1/16
9 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
24 °C
Day Air Temp
No Smell
Smell
54 %
Air Humidity
20 liters
Pot Size
65 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 2
Calmag
0.5 mll
Bio-Grow
0.5 mll
PapaBlob j 22 she’s reacting well. Keeping the big leaves under the future branches.
j 23 tying down the first pair of lower branches to pull them back.
j 28 oh yes! defoliation. To see, she’s growing stout. I couldn’t see what I was doing anymore, and so I damaged 2 stems. 😤😅😤
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Defoliation
Technique
4
Week 4. Vegetation
4y ago
1/8
10 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
28 °C
Day Air Temp
54 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Night Air Temp
20 liters
Pot Size
52 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 4
Calmag
0.5 mll
Bio-Grow
0.5 mll
Top-Max
0.5 mll
PapaBlob j30 Yes, I admit, I missed a day. But I fixed the mistake.😕
j32 It's starting to get hot. I hope it will be okay. Especially since here’s my first problem with the drippers. Right from the start, my setup of 4 drippers on this pot wasn’t working well: 1 dripper okay, 1 not great, 2 clogged. Well! Now it's 4 clogged.
I took out the tube from my dripper crown, and if it works like this, I’ll do it for the others too. The simpler, the better.
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Defoliation
Technique
5
Week 5. Vegetation
4y ago
1/15
20 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
6.4
pH
78 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Night Air Temp
20 liters
Pot Size
52 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 4
Calmag
1 mll
Bio-Grow
1 mll
Top-Max
1 mll
PapaBlob Oops! The rating jx doesn't work for me, I'm mixing things up, and... Well, I'll get back to the date.
06/06/22 Sorry, working 6/8 shifts is throwing my life out of whack. Well..., I think I can let her stand up straight now. I cut a few more leaves and low branches for the future, except for two that will help me with drying. 😐
07/06/22 She's 15 days younger than the one above. 😊 That's a good girl. 👍
08/06/22 Wow! She's growing too fast. I'm going to pinch her a bit before..., or rather..., right at the very beginning of flowering. But not for too long, that might be too much.
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Defoliation
Technique
6
Week 6. Flowering
4y ago
1/18
20 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
29 °C
Day Air Temp
6.4
pH
78 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Night Air Temp
20 liters
Pot Size
52 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 4
Calmag
0.1 mll
Bio-Grow
0.1 mll
Top-Max
0.4 mll
PapaBlob Velcro and a glue gun shot. No hole in my pot. 👍
12/06 I'm adjusting my dosages, I'm decreasing them significantly. With a good pH and drip by drip it seems I was overdoing it.
14/06 The Velcro DIY is working really well. The more the plant pulls, the better it sticks. There's no patent, think of me 😄.
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Week 7. Flowering
4y ago
1/2
20 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
32 °C
Day Air Temp
6.4
pH
78 %
Air Humidity
23 °C
Night Air Temp
20 liters
Pot Size
52 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 4
Calmag
0.1 mll
Bio-Grow
0.1 mll
Top-Max
0.4 mll
PapaBlob 18/06 she's holding up well against the excessive temperature.
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10
Week 10. Flowering
4y ago
1/26
30 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
29 °C
Day Air Temp
6.4
pH
62 %
Air Humidity
21 °C
Night Air Temp
20 liters
Pot Size
52 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 4
Bio-Bloom
0.1 mll
Calmag
0.05 mll
Bio-Bloom
0.15 mll
PapaBlob After an accident while cutting another plant, I took apart the entire watering system, cleaned up the mess, and I'm restarting with manual watering.
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Week 11. Flowering
4y ago
1/35
30 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
32 °C
Day Air Temp
6.4
pH
62 %
Air Humidity
20 °C
Night Air Temp
20 liters
Pot Size
52 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 3
Bio-Bloom
0.2 mll
Top-Max
0.2 mll
Bio-Grow
0.2 mll
PapaBlob Still a lot of transparent "trich". 👀
On 07/18, I spaced the branches as much as possible since my return from vacation. Slowly so I don't break anything. My Velcro straps work like a charm, it almost makes adjusting too easy, I tend to move them too much.. 👍
On 07/21, it's ripe. I cleaned as many leaves as possible before the cut tomorrow morning.
Hey there,
Thanks a bunch for growing our Strawberry Banana, and for sharing this diary with us :)
We hope that it was a nice experience, and that you enjoy the harvest!
Have a good one