Day 71. Starting to show some purple, which was unexpected! Removed a few leaves that were overlapping.
Day 74:
Today was a bit heart breaking. We found a spot with botrytis/stem rot starting to set in.
It appears we have discovered it fairly early.
After searching treatments, we ended up doing a mix of them to try and avoid losses.
Obviously cutting the branch off would be the most obvious choice, but we are trying to keep her as is and do some experiments in the name of growing science.
We dusted with cinnamon, which has proven to be efficient in terms of anti-fungal properties, and let it sit for a couple hours.
Then, we decided to remove the spot where the rot is showing up. We sprayed with H2o2, scraped out the affected area as much as possible, sprayed again and wiped dry. We then sealed the wound with candle wax. We also spread some more cinnamon on other susceptible entry points for fungus, mostly where leaves had been cut or where the stem was more fragile.
We really hope this turns out well and we win this fight against the dreaded fungi.
We suspect the raise in humidity this week triggered it. She was in the 30s to 40% last week, but the weather changed and she rose about 60% these last couple days.
Pray for us, grower friends.
Day 75: Had to remove the side branch that was connected to the main stem at the spot where the rot appeared. 😕 Patched her up and am praying this is the last of the consequences of this situation.. Pushing as much as we can to avoid and chop her early..
Day 77:
Gave her the final haircut. 😊
Mold situation appears to be under control. Looking frosty as fuck!