Cookies Haze - Balcony '26

chaospace Continuing the "windoor" setup, with optional outdoor exposure when the temperatures rose above 15 °C.

chaospace I decided on no HST techniques at all. Instead, I'll do a LST, mounting the plant to the balcony rail. I also transplanted the plant into its final pot. A small one, but I am aiming for a compact habitus.

chaospace Nothing special this week

chaospace Started with bending the plant. Also, along with the entire balcony, I applied the spider mite treatment with Nissorun 10 WP.

chaospace Nothing special this week

chaospace I started with mounting the plant horizontally to the rail. She's also showing some signs of discomfort. I think there was mild overwatering combined with sunburns, due to the rainy weather and periods of intense sun.

chaospace Nothing special this week

chaospace Nothing special this week

chaospace Due to rising temperatures and sunlight, I used the rescue foil to protect the terracotta pots. The plant is growing steadily despite the heat waves.

chaospace Showing her stigmata. Besides the killing temperatures, nothing special this week.

chaospace The temps went back to norm. She's becoming a nice bush tree. I have no idea when she'll start to bloom in these conditions, but I think it could be in 3-4 weeks.

chaospace I removed two branches from inside the bush and did some bending. This plant sustained yesterday's supercell pretty well, but I did a preventive treatment with the Oidio Killer (Bacillus amyloquefaciens), too.

chaospace Nothing special this week

chaospace This week, she was on the drip. Circa 200 ml each day. After returning from my vacation, she was just fine, but thirsty 🙂 I didn't expect the heat waves to strike again when leaving, but with the drip irrigation, she only lost 3-4 leaves.

chaospace It seems that the stretch begun

chaospace The stretch continues. It must break really soon. Otherwise, I'll make her bloom 😀

chaospace After a few nights in that ugly cardboard box, she showed clear signs of switching to flowering 😍. Friday, a new grow tent arrived. It is quite small, but I only plan to use it to give the plant her 12 hours of darkness for the next two months. At 8 PM, into the box; at 8 AM out and back to the balcony. In the middle of September, there should be enough darkness outdoors, but the tent is a good backup for rainy nights, too.

chaospace A really strong wind this Friday. The Velcro straps didn't hold the plant in place. But she knows how to fall and looks fine after all.

chaospace Now it blooms nicely. It was just another week with the plant on the balcony during the day and in the tent at night. I added a quiet exhaust fan connected to an Aqara THP sensor as a hygrostat due to excessive humidity buildup. I am really wondering what the next piece of indoor equipment to buy will be... Instead of pruning the backseat passengers, I tried to change the orientation of the plant. Now all branches are nicely exposed to the sun.

chaospace Now she's blooming wonderfully. The only problem is the smell in the tent at night, since she's spending more and more time indoors. Time to drop some bucks again :) The water consumption increases significantly.