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Post by Shawn on Mar 26, 2022 5:19:34 GMT -5
I am hopeful, more shoots or leaves popping up
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Post by Shawn on Apr 2, 2022 5:36:35 GMT -5
I am running out in a few but when I get home I will get a pictures.
I am getting a lot of leaf shoots. I hope that a flower shoot will pop up soon.
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Post by Shawn on Apr 6, 2022 10:41:42 GMT -5
Ok so still not buds or stems with bud that I can see but here they are. Any ideas on what I should do or try?
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Post by lynnee on Apr 6, 2022 11:39:41 GMT -5
Add some kind of bloom booster, Shawn? Or just do an R&R with some extra Ag nutes for mature growing plants?  |
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Post by Shawn on Apr 6, 2022 11:47:50 GMT -5
Add some kind of bloom booster, Shawn ? Or just do an R&R with some extra Ag nutes for mature growing plants? 
I DO have a bloom booster. Thanks, I will add some now!
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Post by Sher on Apr 6, 2022 14:31:44 GMT -5
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Post by Shawn on Apr 14, 2022 11:38:46 GMT -5
These are bursting with leaves but I want to know when I will see flower stalks. If no stalks by the middle of May I will transplant into pots and place them on the deck.
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Post by lynnee on Apr 14, 2022 13:47:06 GMT -5
These are bursting with leaves but I want to know when I will see flower stalks. If no stalks by the middle of May I will transplant into pots and place them on the deck. Cut down on nutes with nitrogen and add more bloom builder? Also check the pH? My reluctant-to-bloom veggies always respond to KoolBloom, though they need balanced nutes along with KB to hold the fruit. It may be that yours are outdoor plants at heart, I suppose.  |
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Post by Sher on Apr 14, 2022 14:44:21 GMT -5
Shawn, Gerbera daisies usually take 14-18 weeks to bloom, so they are naturally slow. You may just have to wait.
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Post by Shawn on Apr 15, 2022 3:14:30 GMT -5
Cut down on nutes with nitrogen and add more bloom builder? Also check the pH? My reluctant-to-bloom veggies always respond to KoolBloom, though they need balanced nutes along with KB to hold the fruit. It may be that yours are outdoor plants at heart, I suppose. 
I do not own any meters nor have I have pH in years. I stopped doing that because it drove me crazy. I think I have a water test kit and if I do I will check.
How much KoolBloom in a Harvest? I add 8ml AG nutes.
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Post by lynnee on Apr 15, 2022 18:37:16 GMT -5
I do not own any meters nor have I have pH in years. I stopped doing that because it drove me crazy. I think I have a water test kit and if I do I will check. How much KoolBloom in a Harvest? I add 8ml AG nutes. Koolbloom dosage is 2.5-5 ml per gallon of water, but it's wise to err on the conservative side. Does a Harvest hold 1/2 gallon of water? If so, I'd add 1-1.5 ml. You won't want to buy Koolbloom for such a tiny amount, though. I know what you mean about the pH testing. I swore that I'd never bother with it--the beauty of AGs is that you can use just the AG nutes to grow just about anything. However, I got the General Hydroponics pH testing kit, and found it very easy to use. Now I use it whenever something seems to have stopped growing. Mostly the pH is okay in my AGs as long as I do biweekly R&Rs with AG nutes, so I don't do pH testing unless there seems to be a problem (except for strawberries). |
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Post by Shawn on Apr 16, 2022 7:24:25 GMT -5
lynnee, my pH shows 4 or below.
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Post by lynnee on Apr 16, 2022 10:10:43 GMT -5
lynnee , my pH shows 4 or below. pH of 4 is very acidic, Shawn , so that might be holding the plants back. Most plants do okay with a pH of 5.5 to 6.5; flowers seem to like 6.5 to 7.0. An R&R with AG nutes might be just the ticket. That will rebalance the pH. If you have pH UP solution (blue), 1 ml (or less) would probably be enough to correct the pH. A little goes a long way! FWIW, This is the pH testing kit that I use. As Sher said, the Gerberas may simply not be ready to bloom. Does the seed packet give a maturity date?  |
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Post by campingcorgis on Apr 16, 2022 11:00:42 GMT -5
Hope you get it figured out and see lots of flowers...eventually! That aside, what do you think of the Harvest XL? |
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Post by Shawn on Apr 17, 2022 5:46:19 GMT -5
Hope you get it figured out and see lots of flowers...eventually! That aside, what do you think of the Harvest XL?
I love mine. I love the sliding system of raising and lowering the lights, the extra space on the deck. And the ability to grow something higher the 12"
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Post by Shawn on Apr 18, 2022 2:39:58 GMT -5
Yesterday
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Post by Sher on Apr 18, 2022 11:44:01 GMT -5
They look so healthy! Looks like you will have May flowers.  |
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Post by campingcorgis on Apr 18, 2022 16:01:52 GMT -5
You know, this project reminded me of a friend's uncle. Uncle Pat (RIP), was such a hoot. His wife loved Christmas trees. So much so that she had one for most rooms in the house. To simplify Christmas decorating, they got artificial trees. Then, he could just cover them and hang them from the garage rafters.  But that's another story and memory, had to share it anyway... Uncle Pat had other ways of simplifying projects. In the backyard, he had lovely planters around the perimeter. Beautiful plants and flowers...until you looked closer and realized they were artificial! Artificial outside plants...LOL. He took the Astro Turf idea to a whole new level. Maybe stick a pretty dried flower or something else bright and cheerful in the AG until it has flowers? I'll loan you a garden gnome or two?  |
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Post by Sher on Apr 18, 2022 16:05:46 GMT -5
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Post by lynnee on Apr 18, 2022 20:06:21 GMT -5
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But that's another story and memory, had to share it anyway...
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