Day 56;
I gave her a good spraying of Neem. It was such hard work on my forearms that I ordered a better sprayer. I plan to spray her again when she's switching to flower.
Day 57;
She keeps adding mass, preparing for flower. I defoliate lightly every couple of days to get light and wind penetration throughout the whole plant.
Day 58;
Another light defoliation.
Day 59;
A heavy storm with very strong winds has hurt her a bit I think. She feels a bit loose and she's leaning a bit so I think the roots suffered badly. I will add some root stimulant to the feeding.
Day 60 - Flower day 1;
Today she started to flower. I'll change her feeding by tomorrow.
Day 61 - Flower day 2;
I gave her a heavier defoliation. Will spray her again with Neem tonight. Last spraying.
@HazeyBobby, we're thinking alike, mate. I'll talk to my friends who own a van to see if I can use it. Then I'll just hope I won't get pulled over. The Police has road blocks quite often due to my home town being a gateway for drugs into the country.
@HazeyBobby, yes I'm lucky regarding the sun. We have some pretty intense sunshine here most days. The Banana has started to grow very well the last few days. I haven't grown any outdoor photos before so I'm not sure when she'll start flowering, but hopefully it won't be too soon. She needs a bit more meat on her legs before flowering.
@Ferenc, thanks mate. She needs another few weeks, so I hope she'll survive. Too risky to move her now, so she'll get less direct sunlight. Bummer! She was doing so great...
They look like aphids - my balcony grow always gets them and I've been using neem oil for the first time. Seems to have been doing ok but have not gotten rid of them - just controlling their population.
@HazeyBobby, yes I think at this stage the plant benefits from keeping all the leaves it has.
Those gnats are a never ending story for me. The H2O2 treatment got rid of most of them.
@HazeyBobby, cheers mate. I started a bit late, but we'll see how we go. I'm interested to see how the slow release nutes will do. If it works well, I'll keep using it for my outdoor plants. It costs near nothing and if I don't have to mix any more nute mixes I'll be super happy.