Speedy Chile: I came back from holiday and speedy Chile looks recovered. Haven't seen the plant in 2 weeks and amazed to see how far it stretched. Not going to do anything with it now, except maybe reinforce it further as it grows bigger. Curious to see when it starts showing its first signs of pre flowering.
Special queen: she really is starting to look like a queen. The mainlining worked incredibly with it really having a tree like structure. The main 8 shoots seem to be growing a similar pace and I think I even see that first pistils forming. After all the stress I didn't expect to see it so soon. Especially since speedy Chile shows no sign.
Orion: because I was gone I missed the opportunity to bend it over and try some lst techniques. It has grown too much and even started full on flowering. Gonna just let it be now and see what kind of harvest it brings up in a few weeks time.
Looks great. Mould and mildew are due to humidity so airflow is key to avoiding problems. Defoliation, or lolllypopping, the lower branches will help a lot. The lowest fan leaves are likely shaded and not contributing anyway, and lower small buds won’t mature without sunlight and become just popcorn buds that aren’t good for much. Defoliation directs the plants energy toward the bigger upper buds. The inner core also won’t produce much and thinning that out also improves airflow. Good luck.
@@Chunga, yeah I thought the same at first about the ladybugs but after having done this for 3 years now I really do see a difference with before. I can easily count up to 10 ladybugs at a time in my garden where I would be happy to spot 1 a few years ago. I guess they are just like ppl, some move away from the nest and explore the world while others stick behind and remain local peeps.
@DeWandelaar, great tips, thanks! I actually have a bunch of empty pots near the plants, I'll buy some friendly neighbors. I had thought of getting ladybugs but I figured they would just fly away. Good to know they really work! I do have some ladybugs already in my yard but not a lot and they're usually on the mimosa trees far from my plants. I'll try it out. I get spider mites, whiteflies, caterpillars, etc but have managed to mostly control them manually and with fly paper. But it requires a lot of attention. I'll try the ladybugs and neighbors. I'm in the southeast US and it's just super hot, muggy & buggy here 👍
@DeWandelaar, otro consejo es que la proxima vez lo cubras con esparadrapo de tela para tapar heridas en humanos
¿Por qué?
Porque es transpirable, e igual que tú piel transpira, también lo hará el tronco de tu planta 😬