MannyT cuts: London Marker & Petrus

KobraCut This is what the cuttings looked like after arriving and being potted. In the first few days, there was a recommendation from the breeder for 70-100 μmol/m/s for acclimatization.

KobraCut The cuttings arrived 9 days ago and still seem to be having trouble settling in. As a beginner, I surely didn't do everything right, but I hope they can move into the bed during the week. The plan: Right now, the pots have lost about 2/3 of the weight they had after the first and only watering. When the pots still have around 50% of their weight after watering, they should move to the 80-liter bed. In the meantime, they are getting just under 200 μmol/m/s.

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KobraCut A week has passed and both plants seem to be managing despite overwatering. The Blumat Digital value has at least climbed from 30 (!) to 64mbar. I hope it will quickly develop towards 100mbar now. The London Marker is eager for the big pot; I think I’ve somewhat slowed its growth with early topping and cutting off 3-4 leaves. The Petrus is still very delicate. My gut tells me it will grow a bit more in the next 2 weeks. I can't quite assess what the "unhealthy" leaves at the bottom mean. Root rot can't be ruled out; I hope this problem might be handled by my earthworms. Both plants have received foliar spray twice: MG (too little MG in the watering) and EM01 microorganisms I'm trying my hand at training the plants for the first time; it's not so easy with the altered structure of cuttings. That's why, as you can see, I'm still being very cautious :) Otherwise, it’s now about staying patient and hoping that growth can begin.

KobraCut (The white on the leaves is water deposits from foliar spraying) The London Marker (on the left) is now growing really well. One of the branches is hanging a bit from removing an LST clip, but it will straighten up again. The Petrus is still delicate and isn't really thriving. The plan is actually to go into flowering in 10-14 days, but the Petrus isn't ready for that yet. Still hoping for a comeback… How would you proceed? Just keep topping the London Marker and wait to see if the Petrus catches up?

KobraCut Unfortunately, the LM has a slight case of powdery mildew…. First, I defoliated and removed the more affected leaves. You can also see the infestation a bit in the video. But I will keep trying and now I'm going to use sulfur against it. Tips are welcome. The positive: The Petrus has also caught up and is growing vigorously.

KobraCut The vegetative phase was extended due to powdery mildew. I've sprayed with net sulfur once so far, but I'll probably spray again. Next spray will be with Purolyt because the sulfur creates an extreme amount of "dirt." The London Marker was topped again at the highest shoots to bring everything to approximately the same height. In between, the bed got a bit too dry, so I added EM1 and agar juice a week ago to activate the soil life. I'll send them into flowering next week.

KobraCut There was another spraying with H2O2 and now it's the second day of flowering.

KobraCut Had to remove leaves because it got way too much. So far, no strong stretch with either plant.

KobraCut Everything is going just as I imagined. The only problem is too many shoots due to the topping, especially with the London Marker, which makes it quite cramped. That's why I also pruned during the flowering stage. I'm trying to hold off for at least another 7 days and just let it grow before doing a radical defoliation.

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