Zamnesia Pink Rozay

kohlrabi Pink rozay – to my horror, there is almost nothing pink in my Lego collection. And certainly not wine. So I improvised, please bear with me... All my plants saw the light of day (or at least the light of the grow box) on the same day (day 4). So far, everything is going perfectly according to plan! The seedlings will receive 2ml ‘More Roots’, 5ml Growzyme and 5ml humic acid per litre in the first week, in line with the Greenbuzz cultivation scheme. Unfortunately, I'm dealing with fungus gnats again. Nematodes are already on their way. I could slowly start my own breeding programme; that would probably be cheaper in the long run. Speaking of making things cheaper: At least I've now set up a recycling system for soil. I produce organic waste ferment (bokashi), which I store for two weeks with the used soil from the last grow circle and then later add earthworms. In theory, it should be usable soil again after three months. I'm excited to see how it turns out. Let's see which of my three varieties stretches the most – that one will be used for mainlining. Hopefully without too much stress for the plant this time.

kohlrabi Three updates in just one week? Indeed. And that was because I had difficulty creating new journals in GD. Ultimately, it was probably due to the (too long?) titles that kept causing a non-specific error message to appear. That's why my three latest diaries have such boring titles. I'll take the liberty of writing the same text for all three strains, because they're all the same: on day 8, they were exactly 6 cm tall and all of them look healthy. In the meantime, they have received their dose of nematodes to combat fungus gnats. This problem has not yet been resolved. The plants will now receive the following Greenbuzz additions per liter: 1 ml Grow 3 ml Roots 5 ml Fast Buds 2 ml Humic Acid 2 ml Growzyme 5 ml CalMag Since I was asked in a short message how I recycle my old soil and what ‘bokashi’ is, there are also two (somewhat disgusting?) pictures. In short, this is what I do: I chop up my organic waste and put it in a bokashi bucket with special microorganisms. Unlike traditional compost, you can also use citrus fruits, cooked food and even meat. (Photo 1 shows the bucket before it is closed.) The microorganisms ferment the organic waste in the absence of air. After about four weeks, I have approximately 19 litres of fermented material. (Photo 2 shows the material after fermentation.) Now I mix this material with ordinary soil. Within another two weeks, the waste has (almost) completely turned into soil. It already contains many nutrients – more than ordinary compost. And now I add this mixture to a large container with my lovely little earthworms. The worms must not be added too early, otherwise it will be too acidic for them. And then the soil is soon ready for the next plants. By the way, this substrate is then so nutrient-rich that you should only fertilise very sparingly. For the delicate plants at the beginning, you need soil that contains fewer nutrients. See you again next week!

kohlrabi Everything is going well, not much to report. I should clean the bottle. Even the pest is under control again. See you next week!

kohlrabi Of the three plants, Pink Rozay is the smallest, but it too has five pairs of leaves. To be fair, it's worth mentioning that her pot is also the smallest – although I don't know if that's decisive at this early stage. It's fun to compare the growth of the three plants, as they sprouted on exactly the same day and have very similar conditions. Tomorrow I will top this plant and then there will only be a little LST left. My free time is limited and I don't want to overdo it with the training. I may have been too quick to celebrate: the fungus gnats are still not completely gone. Normally, I add nematodes to the water as soon as I spot the first tiny flies. This time, I had to order some first, and the retailer kept me waiting for a whole week and a half. The creatures made good use of those weeks. (A female can lay up to 1,000 eggs!) I'll keep an eye on it and order some more nematodes soon. If that doesn't help, I'll try neem oil. The plants don't seem to be suffering too much, but it's not nice to see flies buzzing around every time I open the grow box. At least I managed to clean the watering bottles. I hope you appreciate that.

kohlrabi As you can clearly see from above, the leaves of the plant are coloured in a way that is usually caused by a nutrient imbalance. So far, I have been able to control this by adding CalMag, but this time there has been no change. It is also surprising that it is the only plant to react in this way, as the other two plants are being fertilised with exactly the same mixture. On day 25, she was topped, which is now hardly visible as everything has grown back so well. I am trying to treat the branches with LST, but I don't usually have the time to do it properly. For the first time in my time as a plant mum, I was unable to control the fungus gnats with nematodes. Either I started too late, or perhaps the worms from this delivery were already dead, because nothing has changed even after the second watering with nematodes. So, on day 26, I sprayed the plants with a mixture of water and neem oil and also watered the soil with it. This spray has worked wonders in repelling aphids in my small garden, and it remains to be seen how it will affect those pesky little flies.

kohlrabi This little plant is still worrying me. I treat it basically the same as my other plants, but something seems to be wrong. My current theory is that I have overwatered it (its pot is smaller than the other pots). I have read that in such cases, you should let the pot dry out and then start watering more sensibly, so I am trying that now. I haven't watered it for two days and started again today with a smaller amount. Keep your fingers crossed that she recovers. If this plant doesn't make it, it would be a shame, but at least I have two friends who usually benefit from my gardening skills, and I gave them plants for their balconies in the spring. So even if we can only finish two plants by ourselves, there should be a little something left over for us from their grows. Neem oil was great for the aphids on my garden plants and the fly larvae in my bokashi, but despite watering with it several times, the fungus gnats are completely out of control. I'm now getting 25 million nematodes and hopefully they'll wipe them out. Wish me luck! Today, on the 36th day of the grow, I'm switching the light to 12/12, and when we meet again next week, hopefully we'll see the first signs of buds. See you soon!