Rambo Zambo - Sauerkrautman Bubatz

TruTraTri Thanks for the opportunity to join the contest! 👊 This will be the only long week description, the rest will be just weather + log 😎 So skip or fight through for one time 😅 Weather data = fetched + calculated + estimated data, no measurement, no control on quality, accuracy, reasonability Weekly pictures = D3 + D7 %%%%% General Information %%%%% Bubbles: 5 gal, recycled soil (6th-10th? run); construction bucket Buttercup: 5 gal, recycled soil, fabric pot Blossom: 5 gal, new mixed soil, construction bucket Training will be restricted to LST. %%%%% Germination %%%%% Day 1–13 – Week 0 (Germination) Directly in substrate 0.3L. Recycled soil + coco fibers in the middle Put in soil: 06.05.25 Popped: 11.05.25 3/3 End of germination week: 18.05.25 %%%%% WEATHER %%%%% Day 1–13 – Week 0 (Germination) 2025-05-12 to 2025-05-18 Avg Sun: 5.9 h / day Sum Sun: 41.0 h / week Avg T(day): 20.6 °C Abs Tmax: 23.9 °C Avg T(night): 7.6 °C Abs Tmin: 5.0 °C Avg RH: 61 % Avg Wind: 13.4 km/h Wind (strongest): 15 km/h Avg DLI: 17.6 mol/m² (estimated under full sun) Total Rain: 0.0 mm Mild spring week with a sunny start and cooler, overcast finish. Forecast: Continued mild weather with more sunshine and little rain expected. %%%%% LOG ENTRY %%%%% Candy Bubatz seeds were sown directly into the substrate on May 6. By May 11, all three had sprouted successfully. On May 18, the seedlings displayed vigorous early growth, each forming its second set of leaves. %%%%% FARM SAYING %%%%% "When the oak is out before the ash, then we’ll only have a splash." %%%%% Comment %%%%% We got the Power Puff Girls on the way. Go save the day girls! Bubatz is advertised as made for germany, so I'm going to go with a Sauerkraut run😅 I hope the promises made won't be as short lasting and broken as promises by Fritze Stromberg😆😜 Enough politics... Would've started a few weeks later but it says "plant the seeds directly" so I am going to do that. Enough blabla. The advertisment sounds nice including taste and smell. Perhaps a keeper; so I decided to check the impact of the shoes on the girls, if I want to grow them again. 1.) In my opinion, 3-4 gal fabric pot is enough for autos + outdoor + my climate. Nonethelss, why not beeing open to new experiences so first thing - test out 5 gal. 2.) I have some issues with fabric posts - Wind - I always have one major mess up and at least 1 broken branch because the plants were blown over. - high maintenance/watering intervall + quick dry out + if they are light -blown over - Pouring channels - you have to water slowly or from below - Stability/Costs - Probably have to get new pots every 10-15th run, probably not the highest price on the bill but I am against waste ;-) 3.) I am somehow proud of my recycled soil. But.. new experieces blabla, mixed new soil ~10€/100L and I wanted to check how such a quick and dirty solution works against my soil (I put a lot of effort in this soil). Would be perfect if it's the same because I would spare some time and money.. on the other hand if it works.. would be depressing regarding the time and thoughts I've put in my soil😂 Sum up: - 5 gal impact - Bucket vs fabric pot - Recycled vs "Cheap" soil