She's doing quite well after 7 weeks. She is a very fast drinker. We see wilting of her apex every other day, despite watering her plenty along with the occasional rainfall. Her soil dries up faster than all my other plants. Her leaves are pretty well. We did have some interveinal chlorosis occurring on her first and second node this week, which we defoliated. We also have a slight bit of leaf-hopper damage on some mid-range leaves, but nothing out of the ordinary for my garden, and it is never a cause for alarm in the long run, so we do not use any insecticides for this issue. I'd say she is doing quite well, given her strong vertical structure before the days are short enough for more elongation, growing in such a small pot.
@Hologram, after 21 years of growing, I never even tried it yet, but that comment made me chuckle 😆 Thanks for taking a peek at my grows. Followed to watch you stuff as well.
@gottagrowsometime, This is a completely different phenotype than the other 2 of this cultivar I have growing outside. This one has a mutation causing a lot of extra foliage, and energy spent growing apically due to a fasciated stem. Usually my plants start flowering outdoors anywhere from 1-3 weeks from now, and because of this particular mutation, I don't really want to alter her top at this stage in the game. Thanks for stopping by though!