Outdoor - Amnesia XXL + Sticky Orange XXL

KBrox The seedling stage has been reached! Unfortunately, 1 Amnesia XXL has not germinated and another Amnesia XXL doesn't look so good. I'll just wait and see what happens. #Update# The roots were coming out of the cardboard pots, so today I repotted them all into 26L/7gal fabric pots in BioBizz Light-Mix soil with 80g Green House PowderFeeding BioGrow in each pot. Then I drained each pot with 4L of water.

KBrox One Amnesia XXL probably needs to be thrown away, the others look good. The Amnesia that was placed later has grown well but of course is now over a week behind the others. A sticky orange will also probably have to go because it shows abnormal growth. I planted another Sticky Orange seed, but unfortunately it didn't germinate. It seems like I'm not having any luck with the current seeds. I can't really explain it, the seeds were bought fresh this year and only stored airtight in the refrigerator for a short time. That's why I ordered Skywalker Haze Auto from Dutch-Passion and will add it. #Update# The real outdoor season has begun! All were put out into the greenhouse. The stunted Amnesia XXL was also allowed to sit with the tomatoes (we'll see what happens to her, I don't have high hopes)

KBrox Looks ok, the weather is very changeable with a lot of rain and little sunshine.

KBrox At the moment I've only had bad weather, it's constantly cloudy and has been raining for days. with a bit of luck it might get better next week. The plants are slowly starting to flower, you can see signs of flowering on almost every main shoot. The stunted Amnesia XXL has survived a few snail attacks and is also starting to flower (this will probably be my first bonsai plant 😅)

KBrox The flowers can no longer be overlooked. At the beginning of the week I sprinkled ~60 g of Green House Powder Feeding BioBloom into each pot. I will repeat this with the Amnesia XXL in about 2-3 weeks, as they have a longer flowering period. The typical fungus of Green House Powder Feeding has developed on the surface of the substrate, which is a very good sign, it means that the plants are getting all the nutrients they need.

KBrox The plants are stretching and the flowers are swelling. It looks like they are doing well. The weather is supposed to get better next week, hopefully it will stay nice for longer this time.

KBrox The weather remains consistently good, 22-27°C during the day and 13-16°C at night. There is not much to do except watering. The ladies like it and new flowers are appearing everywhere and getting bigger and bigger.

KBrox One Sticky Orange XXL is almost through the ceiling of my plastic greenhouse, it is already 1.55m from soil to tip. The stretch should now be over for all plants and the flowers are now getting thicker and thicker.

KBrox I'm a little disappointed because it seems to me that the flowers aren't swelling much. Maybe I shouldn't compare them to indoor grows. I think everything will take a little longer outdoors, and the 8 week flowering time for the Sticky Orange will probably be longer. Likewise, the Amnesia will take longer than 12 weeks.

KBrox The flowers are getting thicker. The oversized Sticky Orange is a bit of a concern as its flowers are very fluffy and only swell very, very slowly. On the Amnesia at the back, a few leaves are turning pale and yellow. I honestly have no idea why. I'll try fertilizing it with some Green House BioBloom.

KBrox The large Sticky Orange has a genetic defect in the flower, endless calyx grows but almost no flower material. Two of the Amnesia XXL seem to have a calmag problem, Canna Calmag is already on its way to me. Otherwise it's going well, I think the Sticky Orange will be ready to harvest in about 2 weeks. I've added another picture of the "bonsai" Amnesia today. 😅

KBrox I'm having problems with mold, a few buds on the Sticky Orange are affected by but rot. I'll remove these generously and probably harvest the rest next week. The Amnesia are already starting to turn brown, a bit too soon in my opinion. They actually still have about 3 weeks, let's see what I do with them. I'm going to concentrate on harvesting the Sticky Orange XXL next week, I've decided to wash the entire plant, like with bud washing. I've never done that before and am excited to see how it works.

KBrox I'm having problems with mold. The Sticky Orange is getting but rot and the Amnesia is getting powdery mildew. Even though it's too soon, I think it's best to harvest now to avoid a total failure.

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