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They can be a pain. Those varieties are basically all the super hots, and I have had issue with growing them myself. For them to flower, you need the warmth for quite awhile. So far we haven't had a warm enough, or long enough growing season here. The tarp is used to lay on the ground, to transfer the suns heat to the soil. As far as shelters go, I know Owl grows some using a shelter called a hoop house. Where she lives it's needed.
ThatOwlWoman (07-03-2019)
Sweet... thanks. Here's one. As mentioned I've been pinching to create more branching/bushier plant. At what point do you stop doing that for fear of pinching off emerging flowers? And what do they flowers even look like as they begin to form? Fertilizer.... yes or no? If yes, what formulation? I use Mycogrow (mycelium) on just about everything from the potted flowers on the deck to veggies in raised beds. Would that work?
As you can tell, I'm a rank newbie.
Super cropping? You can stop anytime soon. Definitely wouldn't want to damage an emerging bud site.
Organic is easier for me to manage so I put a flounder or a couple scup under each plant. Then I mix the backfill soil with 1/2 kitchen compost. Further feedings will be fish emulsions enriched with 1/5 molasses. So, during the vegetative state we need a lot of nitrogen.
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ThatOwlWoman (07-03-2019)
Thanks! What does the molasses do?
I've grown edible herbs for years. With the perennials the less fertilizer the better, to slightly stress them and increase the oils in the leaves that give them flavor. And you always snip off the flower buds before they get going. That's the best time to harvest as well. I always let a few go to flower because they are super attractive to our pollinator friends. So are you saying with MJ that once you see buds, you stop feeding them?
Thanks for your knowledge.
ThatOwlWoman (07-03-2019)
Phone got wonky and I lost a long post.
In summary, molasses is a good source of organic potassium.
Feeding gets more complicated after the vegetative state.
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ThatOwlWoman (07-03-2019)
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