This week has continued with the rainy trend, but this time we got more heat. I got a canopy with some greenhouse plastic set up, but the storm we had was too strong and the plastic came off. We ended up with 4.5 inches of rain in about 14 hours. The girls did just fine though! Iโve ordered more plastic and Iโll see if I can do it better this time.
Iโve discovered possible white powdery mildew on the Pineapple Express. I donโt want it! Iโve sprayed everyone with Greencure (Potassium Bicarbonate) and started defoliating. I plan at least 2 more defoliating sessions, I donโt like to take too much at once. Iโll continue to spray regularly until the beginning of flower. I hope that will be sufficient ๐ค
I put out slug bait and no more slugs 48 hours later. Thereโs still plenty around the rest of the yard, so Iโll still need to be vigilant. Iโll take the small victory โ๏ธ
All 4 have been growing taller by the day! Here are the numbers for today:
White Widow 1 - 41 inches tall, 36 inches wide
White Widow 2 - 37 inches tall, 36 inches wide
Blueberry- 47 inches tall, 36 inches wide
Pineapple Express- 31 inches tall, 31 inches wide
With all the rain I was concerned about the nutrients being washed away. I also noticed some slight yellowing of leaves, so I top-dressed some nutrients. I used the same mix of dry amendments that I used to make the hot veg mix, see spreadsheet above. The Blueberry got half of a cup, everyone else got a cup.
This week I need to spray for caterpillars, the cabbage moths are very active right now. Iโll be spraying regularly up until 2 weeks or so into flower.
Iโm not loving growing outside this year, Iโm looking forward to getting back inside.
Great Job!๐
I found when I cut the tips of the leaves off, they rooted alot quicker... stops them from trying to grow and focus on rooting.
Good luck with the outdoor!๐
@Crawlndog, Thank you ๐
Iโll definitely keep that in mind next time! I take cuttings of every plant I grow, just in case, ya know? Iโm always looking to try new things and that makes a lot of sense.
Thanks for stopping by!