Sher
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Post by Sher on Aug 24, 2021 13:05:51 GMT -5
But so gorgeous!!!
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Post by Shawn on Aug 25, 2021 13:42:58 GMT -5
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campingcorgis
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Post by campingcorgis on Aug 25, 2021 13:56:36 GMT -5
Woo hoo!! And she's a pretty one!  |
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Aug 25, 2021 15:58:37 GMT -5
Wow! And what a gorgeous red!
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Shawn
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Post by Shawn on Sept 16, 2021 5:33:06 GMT -5
We pulled the plug the night I came home from the hospital. The machine made horrible noises. No water in the take and filled with roots. The plant is still thriving. If I can get my mother to bring the tank to the sink I will see what I can do in my limited capacity. I will also get a picture.
If these can be saved great. If not, then I can plant something new soon.
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Sept 16, 2021 10:10:30 GMT -5
Those were beyond stunning. I'm glad we got a good picture of them before the machine problems.
I hope everything is easily fixable,
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mike
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Post by mike on Sept 16, 2021 17:44:02 GMT -5
Those are very pretty. Since these peppers didn't work out. Maybe I'll plant some flowers. Right now I'm pretty frustrated with all of it.
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Sept 16, 2021 18:07:36 GMT -5
Those are very pretty. Since these peppers didn't work out. Maybe I'll plant some flowers. Right now I'm pretty frustrated with all of it. Same here. My pepper plants are beautiful, but not producing flowers. I gave them a shot of Bloom yesterday. If they don't respond, I will plant something else I can eat. At least the eggplant are not dropping blooms this time since I pollinate the dickens out of every flower each day. |
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Post by Shawn on Sept 17, 2021 5:36:26 GMT -5
I'm telling you this seasons have something to do with it at least in my mind. Now that fall is upon us maybe all of our gardens will start growing a lot better again. At least that's what I find they grow better fall through spring.
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campingcorgis
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Post by campingcorgis on Sept 17, 2021 10:47:06 GMT -5
I think, somehow, I feel more focused on them in the Fall, Winter & Spring too. Since we spend more time indoors, maybe? Because there's less to see outside? Who knows!?
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Post by lynnee on Sept 18, 2021 21:51:42 GMT -5
In California we don't really have seasons, but my gardens seem to respond to sudden temperature shifts. They like the hot weather better. Now that we're in a cooler, more normal 70 degree stretch, they seem to be growing more slowly.
My stubborn green peppers are finally behaving. One plant has three peppers developing, and the other is hanging onto its blooms.
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Sept 19, 2021 3:54:33 GMT -5
lynnee, my peppers have beautiful, lush foliage, but are not producing blooms. And I have even dosed them with Dyna Grow Bloom twice!
It is really puzzling. Usually they have already flowered and are producing peppers by this stage. |
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Post by lynnee on Sept 19, 2021 18:56:54 GMT -5
lynnee , my peppers have beautiful, lush foliage, but are not producing blooms. And I have even dosed them with Dyna Grow Bloom twice! It is really puzzling. Usually they have already flowered and are producing peppers by this stage. My peppers seem to understand who's boss after I did an R&R and removed about half of each plant's abundant roots!  At first I was afraid that I might have killed the one that had roots blocking the float, but it's blooming now. I was actually rather shocked at how many roots had developed. Maybe I shouldn't have been, given how many big leaves had been pruned away. Long ago, I watched a "Making Things Grow" show on PBS where Thalassa Crusoe used a meat cleaver (or maybe a machete?) on the roots of a big houseplant. The plant was severely rootbound, so she just hacked off the roots on four sides. Ever since, I've never worried much about disturbing a plant's roots--most plants will recover just fine, and be better off for the surgery.  |
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Sept 19, 2021 20:32:42 GMT -5
lynnee , that is fascinating! I have a terribly root bound potted lipstick plant that I keep putting off repotting because I had no idea how to deal with the roots without killing the plant.
Thank you!
On the other hand, I am pretty brave about trimming hydroponic roots.
Congratulations on showing your pepper who's boss!
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Post by lynnee on Sept 19, 2021 21:41:25 GMT -5
With a moderately rootbound plant, you can gently pull some of the roots apart before you place the plant in its new, larger pot. You just spread the roots out a little. There will be some tearing/breaking that you can feel.
However, if a plant is rootbound, you know that it's pretty vigorous, and you know that it has plenty of roots to take over from any that may get damaged during repotting. The basic idea is to open up the sides and bottom of the root ball so that the plant can spread its roots out into the soil in the larger pot.
If you don't pale at the thought of trimming hydroponic roots, you shouldn't have any problem with loosening or trimming the roots of plants grown in soil! Good luck with the lipstick plant. 😀
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Sher
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Post by Sher on Sept 20, 2021 8:23:53 GMT -5
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