Speedy Chile: this is week 16 and we are two thirds into July. The growing seems to have slowed down but its still in vegetation. Hopefully it doesn't actually grow above the shed again. The tape wrapped around the wound has ripped open due to the thickening of the stem. It is now fully exposing the wound caused by the the storm about two and half weeks ago. Should I cover it again or is the wound healed by this point? I don't want to risk it getting getting budrot again like I had last year.
Special queen: the stems are growing quickly now. She is looking healthy. I cut of some of the yellow looking stems at the bottom so the tree like structure is even more visible now. She also still continues in vegetation.
Orion: this one is only 6 to 7 weeks old and already the buds are starting to grow nicely. The weather has been quite wet lately but luckily the sun comes out sometimes as well. Hopefully there can be one week of full sunshine still before she is ready to harvest. Just to thicken those buds nicely
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 😬