Gelberina I: one month since seed was put in soil! [note: no sun or water make her slack:y and dorky]

Gelberina I: one month since seed was put in soil! [note: no sun or water make her slack:y and dorky]

I didn’t water her until after sun went down, and these gelbe:s get much more slack:y than other sorts as soon as sun stops shining.

But Gelberina I: I will make it up to you, and add some fresh nematodes tomorrow to keep your roots safe and stretching in the rays of the sun..! I swear!

Also my camera batteries went out so I didn’t have time to do something better with my stand.

But for a month since a seed, I think you have grown OK, and I am proud of you. Sleep tight, girl!

 

Another iPhone quickie [note: see post]

Another iPhone quickie. Note that sunflowers slack after a full night of dark.

Soon the windows are covered – since the widen pretty much after some hours in the sun.

What to do? Chop them? Sure, the bushy variants should be possible, but the gelbes? I am not sure. I will google for a couple of minutes or just do by trial and error.

Please advise me! Are they possible to train sideways? Or what? Do I need to put them on the floor? In case so I suppose I need extra lights below windows..?

Yes, any advise appreciated. Most have not even turned one month yet, and they will grow a decent amount!

Have a nice day!

Anderz Lindberg 8 AM 24th of May 2018

Update, all current

Update, all current [to compare with yesterday]

Soil-mix

I am thinking about a soil medium of different sort for the first dwarfs. I will use 2 parts of one kind, 1 of another and 3 parts of coconut shells/mix/”soil” for vivid structure but still about half soil.

It will [probably] mean something along the lines of:

• More oxygen flow to the roots
• More fluid flow (or structure in total I’d say)
• More frequent watering
• Slightly more fertilisers in order to make up for half just media.
• Less prone to certain bugs and pest.
• I will update this later…

SunBream(s), iPhone quickie

I have lots of other stuff to do today, but here is a quick snapshot (to compare to yesterday). They are doing OK.

Note: just using an old iPhone for the photo.

 

Inventory, soil: Södra Århults Torv AB – Blomjord

Didn’t add this before. I will probably need it all for the Gelberina III replanting today. Even more important to add it in order to see any differences (I were going to use the same, but … I write about it in that post).

Updates, current flowers & balcony

To begin with, here is an example of why my balcony is in need of a re-take, yes – some berries have already passed the “eatable state” ( since long!)…

 

Next we see some examples of SunBream little & big. The reason one is “little” is that it is going to be chopped at around three feet in height (as mentioned in earlier posts… The little one is Gelberina II, whom I dropped on the floor yesterday.

Another picture of those three…

 

Next we have Sunglower. She is widening, but length? Nothing yet!

 

Next up is Gelberina III. She looks like some lousy plant from a flower store… I hope she fetches up when replanted…

 

In conclusion, here are the total (so far)…

 

Okay, so have a nice summer day! I must take a cold bath and shave it all off! Please contact me with any suggestions, or ideas..! /Anderz

Inventory addition: 25 cm red pot

I grew tomatoes, chilli and all sorts of flowers four years ago; all equipment from that that has not yet been added to the inventory-list. That I intend to add, preferably when the occasion makes it no extra work (such as now when re-planting Gelberina I).

I have several of these red 25 cm buckets with an inner volume of 10 litre. They may seem too vague for a big sunflower outside, but the balcony is a disaster and needs a total re-take. And these relatively small pots have the advantage of being almost as wide on bottom as on top, making stability in windy conditions. The disadvantage is that I need to clean them with chlorine (the hydrogen peroxide has become unavailable – due to some “ladens”, so what to do?).

Anyhow, I have plenty.