By continuing to use the website or clicking Accept you consent to our cookies and personal data policy and confirm that you are at least 18 year old. For details please see Privacy Policy and Terms
Added 1/2tsp of Geoflora Bloom to each plant. It's been raining almost daily for the whole week. Today they got to get some sunlight and finally dry out a little bit.
No nutes this week. The tallest plant was not quite 4", while the shortest was 2" They will be getting nutes on Monday. Thursday, I will be getting in soil for the pots. Very soon, these guys will start going into the Grow Area!
All the girls got transferred to 7 gallon cloth bags this week. Added to each bag was 1/2 cup of Geoflora Veg. Added them to the drip system in the Grow Area. I transplanted in the evening, around 7 pm in order to avoid transplant shock.
Oh if its just top feed and you have not watered much then you might be able to remove the top couple inches and replace with unfertilized mix. If you have a PPM/EC meter then testing runoff would tell you if you successfully removed the excess amounts..
I would guess nutrient burn. Most manufactures recommendations are to strong for baby pot plants. Also you have them in 7 gal bags, But it looks to have around 2 gal of space left, So I would say you only have 5 gal of medium.
Its best to always start light and increase as you can always add more but its much harder to remove. I would re-plant them in a reduced strength mix of only 3tbsp( 2 gal dose ) mixed in to the 7 gal. And top feed when needed.
Good luck and happy growing
Sorry for the missed week. Sinus infections are a bitch. I have upped the fertilizer to 1/2 cup of Geoflora Bloom, and upped the Epsom salt to 1/4 cup. My son, in his infinite teenage wisdom, decided to sprinkle the Epsom salt over the plants; so now they look dusted in rock salt. 😳 I'm hoping the upcoming rains will wash everyone off. I see a lot of pre-flower, so I think from here on out I will be updating these as flowering stage. I have had a few plants die from what I believe is heat stress. We had several days with temps over 100 f.
Lots of rain this week. Really didn't have to water them at all. Everyone is getting their stretch on, and really starting to fatten up. No fertilizer this week. I fertilize every other week. I did have a good run of bugs, but the BT spray took care of them. I like to spray the plants weekly, while leaving the sunflowers alone. Once the sunflowers become infested, I spray them too. This seems to be working pretty well. I created a new template to track the height of everyone. It's been nice being able to make quick work of the measurements and pictures.
Another huge stretch! It really is amazing to see how fast they grow. I have really been enjoying tracking their height. 9 out of 10 have survived so far!
Been a great week. Lots of fattening going on, and these girls are still stretching! It's amazing to me how the plants change with time. I feel so lucky to be able to grow these lovely ladies and have the chance to provide herb for the people, and an income for my family.
sbearfarm
