LEMON ORANGE (GHSC) | GREENHOUSE GROW IN NORTH AMERICAN PLANT HARDINESS ZONE 3

AUGUST 3 to 9, 2024 Specimen is growing vigorously, and in the stretch but still not putting out very many pistils, if any at all. Another 19cm (7.5 inches) of upward growth over the last 7 days. Sunrise is 06:38, sunset 21:28 for a total of 14:50 hours of available daylight (backbench is in full shade by 19:30). All leaves are healthy green throughout, with no signs of over fertigation or nutrient deficiencies. New growth a bit "lime" coloured, but that is likely the result of the vigorous growth. Installed trellis netting this week to serve as support and to assist in guiding growing shoots to create an even canopy. Having some difficulty maintaining that even canopy as inner growth shoots seem to be succumbing to apical dominance from outer growth shoots. Of note, Main-Lining to 16 growth shoot seems a bit unwieldy and next summer I may start plants a week or two later in the year, then mainline to 8 growth shoots and utilize stakes for support instead of trellis netting, as it will allow for daily 1/4 turn rotations of plants to expose the full circumference to best light every 4 days. Defoliated the bottom skirt up to the top rung of the installed and modified tomato cages, as well as several strategic locations of the plant above the tomato cage along the back wall of the greenhouse. These sites will not get much light and not produce desired flowers, so better to remove to allow plant to focus on production at the cola. Day 99 Set plants in final position, installed trellis netting, and undertook defoliation DAY 100 Applied 2.5L Compost Tea, pH'd to 6.6, and an additional 1.5L bottom water, and supplemental 1.5L via drip water; Substrate 'wet' throughout DAY 101 Further defoliation of skirt and areas of plants located near the back wall of the greenhouse as those growth sites will not receive enough light to produce suitable flowers. DAY 102 n/a DAY 103 1.5L drip watered, and 500mL bottom watered with plain rainwater DAY 104 Applied Soil Pest Defense Soil Drench (see recipe below), soaking edges of pots where fungus gnats appear to prefer as an area of cover; Presence isn't overwhelming, but requires the treatment regime to control. Diatomaceous Earth to be applied as soon as soil surface is dry. New sticky traps hung. Soil Moisture conditions following drench registered as optimal below coco coir mulch layer, ranging from 3 to 6 through top half of substrate, to 8-10 through bottom half. Cloudier days forecasted so I do not expect the pots/substrate to dry out quickly. DAY 105 Thin layer of Diatomaceaous Earth applied to soil surface COMPOST TEA RECIPE (mL/L) 60mL Worm Castings 4.0mL Optimize Organics Microbe Multiplier 0.5mL Humic Acid 1.0mL Wild Fish Hydrolsyate 0.3mL Unsulphured Sugarcane Molasses SOIL PEST DEFENSE RECIPE (mL/L) 8.0mL Neem Oil 4.0mL Dr. Bronners Peppermint Castile Soap 0.25mL Yucca Extract note: Mix Neem Oil with Castile Soap to create paste, then add to warm water and shake vigorously to emulsify. Add emulsified solution to volume of rainwater.