Shaman Second time

birdmountain

319

1y ago

Drip

Soil

Outdoor

Room Type

Defoliation

weeks 12, 16-17, 19

Transplantation

weeks 3

Topping

weeks 3, 8

72 l

Pot Size

Start at Harvest

1/5

birdmountain After last year's successful cultivation of the Shaman, which is clearly a favorite in terms of taste, aroma, and effect, I sowed the seeds from last year. Everything went smoothly, all of them germinated. The journey had begun.

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Used method

Paper Towel

Germination Method

1/3

17 cm

Height

14 hrs

Light Schedule

23 °C

Day Air Temp

8 °C

Night Air Temp

2 l

Pot Size

0.1 l

Watering Volume

birdmountain The Shaman continues to grow without any issues, she has handled the repotting and topping without a hitch, which was to be expected.

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Transplantation

Technique

Topping

Technique

1/3

40 cm

Height

16 hrs

Light Schedule

24 °C

Day Air Temp

47 %

Air Humidity

14 °C

Night Air Temp

72 l

Pot Size

1.2 l

Watering Volume

birdmountain Unfortunately a few weeks are missing, as I only decided to start a diary after all. The Shaman has somewhat delayed growth and is currently recovering from my stupid mistake. I had quickly put a bucket over it to protect it on the last frosty night. The Shamen was tied to a stick that was higher than the bucket. As a result, it was compressed and bent. This can be clearly seen in a photo by the dark spot on the trunk. However, it has recovered and is now growing again. I hope that it won't lead to fungi or similar invading this spot later (time will tell). I have left it standing and not replaced it with the reserve 😜. It has already been repotted in the final pot with 72 litres, larger than last year. The drip irrigation is connected and works so far. Fine tuning is in progress. The soil in the pot consists of last year's soil, mixed with some garden soil and 3% dried cattle manure pellets. Have a nice grow week and thank you for your visit.

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53 cm

Height

16 hrs

Light Schedule

21 °C

Day Air Temp

Weak

Smell

60 %

Air Humidity

11 °C

Night Air Temp

72 l

Pot Size

1 l

Watering Volume

birdmountain The Shaman has arrived in the pot and has had a good growth spurt. It has coped well with the strong wind this week and is stretching and growing. This is how it should continue.

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75 cm

Height

17 hrs

Light Schedule

27 °C

Day Air Temp

Weak

Smell

55 %

Air Humidity

12 °C

Night Air Temp

72 l

Pot Size

1 l

Watering Volume

birdmountain The Shaman has adapted very well to the location and has grown a full 21 cm this week despite being topped. It is very robust and free of pests. I also think the drip irrigation system is advantageous for growth because there are no bottlenecks in the water supply and no overwatering unless it rains very heavily. In that case, the irrigation system stops automatically. I am very satisfied compared to last year's cultivation. Thank you very much for your visit, and have a great growing week!

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Used techniques

Topping

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85 cm

Height

17 hrs

Light Schedule

27 °C

Day Air Temp

Weak

Smell

55 %

Air Humidity

18 °C

Night Air Temp

72 l

Pot Size

1 l

Watering Volume

birdmountain Due to vacation, just one photo this week. As you can see, she has become fuller and grown, but needs more water.

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1/4

105 cm

Height

17 hrs

Light Schedule

29 °C

Day Air Temp

Weak

Smell

55 %

Air Humidity

18 °C

Night Air Temp

72 l

Pot Size

6 l

Watering Volume

birdmountain Even in the second year, the Shaman is growing perfectly. I'm already looking forward to its flavor after a longer curing in the jar. Compared to last year in week 10, it's a bit fuller and has more side branches. I have so far done without the elaborate support structure, but I will definitely need to add it later.

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1/3

116 cm

Height

16 hrs

Light Schedule

27 °C

Day Air Temp

Weak

Smell

55 %

Air Humidity

18 °C

Night Air Temp

72 l

Pot Size

6 l

Watering Volume

birdmountain The week began with a heatwave and ended with rain. The Shaman thanks us with an even stature and continuous growth. Top dressing is required, the green of the leaves is beginning to fade a little. It has survived all the capricious weather so far and now has a cool week ahead of it in which it can gather strength for the next heatwave. Its special scent is not yet particularly pronounced. Thank you for your visit!

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1/5

126 cm

Height

15 hrs

Light Schedule

23 °C

Day Air Temp

Weak

Smell

55 %

Air Humidity

14 °C

Night Air Temp

72 l

Pot Size

4 l

Watering Volume

Nutrients 1

Zuckerrübenmelasse

4 mll

birdmountain The shaman grows patiently and evenly, develops buds and is healthy. At night, she performs her ritual dances at bedtime and lets me sleep well. 😂 Thank you very much for your visit and have a great grow week!

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Used techniques

Defoliation

Technique

1/4

137 cm

Height

15 hrs

Light Schedule

24 °C

Day Air Temp

Weak

Smell

55 %

Air Humidity

16 °C

Night Air Temp

72 l

Pot Size

4 l

Watering Volume

Nutrients 1

Zuckerrübenmelasse

4 mll

birdmountain The Shamanin has continued to grow smoothly. It has many long, straight shoots on which the flowers will grow out when the time comes. I wonder if there will be another growth spurt.

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1/3

142 cm

Height

15 hrs

Light Schedule

24 °C

Day Air Temp

Weak

Smell

81 %

Air Humidity

14 °C

Night Air Temp

72 l

Pot Size

4 l

Watering Volume

Nutrients 2

Zuckerrübenmelasse

4 mll

Nettle manure

10 mll

birdmountain It grows steadily and patiently, unaffected by wind or rain. This week, it was given a layer of soil consisting of compost, cattle manure pellets, garden soil, horn meal, and malted barley. In addition, nettle manure was used as fertilizer, as the heavy rain this week washed away some of the fertilizer.

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1/5

147 cm

Height

15 hrs

Light Schedule

21 °C

Day Air Temp

Weak

Smell

81 %

Air Humidity

14 °C

Night Air Temp

72 l

Pot Size

4 l

Watering Volume

Nutrients 1

Nettle manure

10 mll

birdmountain The Shaman has grown a little and is growing very evenly. The rain and the fairly low night temperatures of around 14 °C do not bother it. Based on last year's experience, flowering will begin in about 14 days. A few sun sails were removed, but otherwise nothing happened. The nettle manure is being well received, and the leaves appear somewhat stronger, but I will still increase the dose because flowering is not far off. When the rain subsides, fewer minerals will be washed out of the pot.

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1/4

151 cm

Height

14 hrs

Light Schedule

24 °C

Day Air Temp

Weak

Smell

81 %

Air Humidity

14 °C

Night Air Temp

72 l

Pot Size

7 l

Watering Volume

Nutrients 2

Nettle manure

5 mll

Vinasse

10 mll

birdmountain Whether it rains for days on end or the sun beats down, you can rely on the Shaman. It is preparing to flower. I have therefore removed the large sun sails to let more light in and removed unnecessary branches. Now it can develop its elbow-length flower spikes. I am currently fertilizing daily to replace what was washed out during the previous weeks of rain. A layer of living mulch was applied, the trunk below the first topping was tied together, and the large main shoots were braced together to prevent them from bending in strong winds. That should be enough protection. Now the pot just needs to stay upright, so I'll add some stones to it later. 😅 I love its elegant, not too large growth, which can still be managed without a ladder. Thank you for visiting, and best wishes for a sunny and hot growing week—a heatwave is on the way.

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Used techniques

Defoliation

Technique

1/7

154 cm

Height

14 hrs

Light Schedule

26 °C

Day Air Temp

No Smell

Smell

65 %

Air Humidity

14 °C

Night Air Temp

72 l

Pot Size

7 l

Watering Volume

Nutrients 3

Nettle manure

30 mll

Vinasse

10 mll

beech wood ash

0.65 mll

birdmountain It has blossomed and limited its height growth. I removed several leaves on the inside so that the wind can blow through. It is growing without any problems so far, just as I expected. Maybe it will turn purple, which would be nice. It tolerates pure nettle manure and some beech wood ash, which I added this week. Thank you very much for visiting!

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Used techniques

Defoliation

Technique

1/5

156 cm

Height

13 hrs

Light Schedule

26 °C

Day Air Temp

Weak

Smell

65 %

Air Humidity

8 °C

Night Air Temp

72 l

Pot Size

6 l

Watering Volume

Nutrients 3

Nettle manure

20 mll

Vinasse

10 mll

Beinwelljauche

20 mll

birdmountain The pistils are sprouting everywhere from the shoot tips and buds are forming, which will hopefully grow together later. I routinely remove the large sun sail leaves so that more light can get inside. Their typical scent is not yet pronounced, but is slowly developing. Growth is coming to an end, but now all the energy is going into the flowers. (Should I pollinate them with Durban Poison? 😏) It was a nice week with warm days, minimal rain, but quite cold nights down to 4°C. As expected, it shows no signs of disease or deficiency, and the organic, somewhat...😂 smelling liquid manure (animal manure smells much stronger) is doing its job. It has slightly pinkish pistils, so maybe it will be a pink bloomer? 😏 It's time to watch out for caterpillars that can hide in the dense flower heads, at least that's how it was last year. Thank you for visiting, I wish you a wonderful week of growing.

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1/5

156 cm

Height

13 hrs

Light Schedule

24 °C

Day Air Temp

Weak

Smell

65 %

Air Humidity

9 °C

Night Air Temp

72 l

Pot Size

6 l

Watering Volume

Nutrients 2

Nettle manure

20 mll

Beinwelljauche

20 mll

birdmountain What brings more joy, smoking Shaman or defoliating it in a cloud of fragrance? It gives off a very pleasant scent when defoliated, which is necessary because mold can easily form in the otherwise dense foliage during persistent rain, as can be seen in this week's last picture. Some botrytis had already formed there, which I discovered while defoliating. I washed and dried it off; the shoot was not completely infested, so I hope it will survive. It is now forming flower shoots everywhere, which are thickening and growing larger. There is a pinkish-purple hue to the flowers, but unlike Durban Poison, I am curious to see how it turns out. Thank you for visiting, I wish you a wonderful, complication-free growing week!😄

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Used techniques

Defoliation

Technique

1/5

156 cm

Height

13 hrs

Light Schedule

23 °C

Day Air Temp

Normal

Smell

65 %

Air Humidity

12 °C

Night Air Temp

72 l

Pot Size

5 l

Watering Volume

Nutrients 2

Nettle manure

20 mll

Banana peel manure

40 mll

birdmountain Everything was going well with the Shaman until now during flowering. Unfortunately, some mold is starting to form in a few small areas, not on the flowers themselves, but on the shoots. This was my own fault, as I didn't pull some leaves upwards when defoliating last week, but tore them off downwards towards the ground. This damaged the tissue on the shoot in some places, allowing mold to form and grow there. I hope it will be limited. However, it is possible that I may lose at least one of the main shoots as a result of this mistake. Another lesson learned. Is there any way to remove the mold from the shoots? Otherwise, it continues to form buds, smells very pleasant, and continues to develop. There were a few strong winds and gusts this week, so as a precaution, the Shaman was tied against the wind direction to prevent the pot from tipping over. Thank you very much for visiting, and be careful when defoliating...😩

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156 cm

Height

12 hrs

Light Schedule

21 °C

Day Air Temp

Normal

Smell

65 %

Air Humidity

12 °C

Night Air Temp

72 l

Pot Size

4 l

Watering Volume

Nutrients 2

Nettle manure

10 mll

Banana peel manure

50 mll

birdmountain It has survived a very mixed week with lots of rain, wind, and some sun. Its feathers at the tips of the shoots are beginning to turn reddish-brown. It has survived the main flowering period and is now continuing to ripen. I couldn't find any more mould; treating it with isopropanol worked very well, thanks for the tip @Comfrey. Unfortunately, it's very windy at the moment, so macro shots are not possible. More pistil hairs are drying up than new ones are growing back. Perhaps it will be ready at the same time as the Durban Poison, which presents me with logistical space problems when it comes to drying. How much water is needed to flush a 72-litre pot, or does the weather take care of that itself outdoors? Thank you very much for visiting, and best wishes for a mould-free week outdoors! 😁

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Happy Harvest Day!

Shaman Dutch Passion

9/10

Rated

Die diesjährige Shaman hatte einen rosaroten Touch in den Blüten, im Gegensatz zum letztjährigem rein grünem Phänotyp. Sie hat alle Witterungen, Regenfälle, Hitzewellen und Winde gut weggesteckt bis zum Ende. Ihr blumiger Duft ist wieder einmal besonders und typisch. Gegen Ende gab es minimal Schimmel, nicht in den Blüten, sondern an den Trieben, woran ich selbst schuld bin. Ein großer Trieb fing an sich gelblich zu verfärben und roch auch holziger, harziger als der rein grüne Teil der restlichen Pflanze. Ein paar Raupen konnte ich aus diesen Blütenständen schütteln, ebenso wie letztes Jahr. Ihre Buds sind recht kompakt, harzig, klebrig und duften stark. Verglichen mit der Durban Poison ist sie jedoch etwas anfälliger für Schimmel und Fraß, auch weil sie wesentlich mehr Blätter gegen Ende hat, deshalb nur 9/10 Punkten in der Bewertung. Ihre diesjährigen Blütenstände sind nicht ganz so dicht wie im Jahr zuvor, die Ernte ist jedoch sehr zufriedenstellend. --- This year's Shaman had a pinkish tinge to its flowers, in contrast to last year's purely green phenotype. It weathered all conditions, rainfall, heat waves and winds well until the end. Its floral scent is once again distinctive and typical. Towards the end, there was minimal mould, not in the flowers, but on the shoots, which was my own fault. A large shoot began to turn yellowish and also smelled more woody and resinous than the pure green part of the rest of the plant. I was able to shake a few caterpillars out of these inflorescences, just like last year. Her buds are quite compact, resinous, sticky and have a strong scent. Compared to Durban Poison, however, she is slightly more susceptible to mould and pests, partly because she has significantly more leaves towards the end, which is why she only scores 9/10 points in the rating. This year's inflorescences are not quite as dense as last year, but the harvest is very satisfactory. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

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birdmountain The last week was very mixed. Fortunately, the last three days (a swansong to summer) were very sunny, warm, and sufficiently windy so that the Shaman could be harvested dry. Like many trees, it showed the beginnings of autumn in the colors of Indian summer. There were a few very small patches of mold, caused by my incorrect defoliation. However, the losses were very small. I am now looking forward to drying and curing. The rotrim and final trim will take a few more hours, which is the downside of large outdoor plants. 😀👌

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Castiel1989 commentedweek 2210mo ago

Nice harvest. I just had to harvest my Shaman. The buds are pretty small and I wasn’t sure if she’s ready or not…but mold came up

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birdmountain commented10mo ago

@Castiel1989, thank you, Shaman should be harvested outdoors without protection before the start of the rainy days in my region on the end of september, otherwise only a cover will help.

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GoodWeedBerlin commentedweek 221y ago

Since you (at least I didn't find anything in your diary) don't use mineral fertilizers, you don't need to flush the plant. Just water it with plain water 1-2 weeks before the harvest and stop fertilizing; that's enough. To simplify, with mineral fertilization, the plant stores some of the nutrients that are not immediately needed within itself. That's when flushing makes sense. With organic fertilization or Living Soil, the nutrients are stored in the soil, so there's no need to flush anything (or much less) from the plant.

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birdmountain commented1y ago

@GoodWeedBerlin, thanks for the info, I'll keep that in mind for the others.

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Comfrey commentedweek 221y ago

Congratulations on your beautiful harvest!

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birdmountain commented1y ago

@Comfrey, 😊 Thank you!

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Comfrey commentedweek 201y ago

Your balcony looks amazing! 😍 "Are there any products to remove the mold on the shoots?" I would try disinfecting the affected areas with 70% isopropyl alcohol, like Hetterich. You can find it at any pharmacy. The plant should handle it, but the fungi and spores won't.

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birdmountain commented1y ago

@Comfrey, thanks for the tip, I just did that, had isopropyl alcohol at home.

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