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Leifi 2020 - Learning the hard way
Well well well! It looks like my Karma isn´t too bad after all! :-) Briefly: All the indoor plants survived and thrived (except for the Kratky tomato, It survived and suffered, but it has put out 2 small tomatoes!) Lemon tree is looking good again, and 2 of the chilis have exploded with... -
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Leifi 2020 - Learning the hard way
Oh! And here I was, all happy believing the honour was mine...! -
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Leifi 2020 - Learning the hard way
Yup, one more week to go here. In the middle of nowhere, about 2 hrs northwest of Athens.. Rumour has it that in Sweden, at least the yaki blue and Jalapeño is ripening. Report will follow! -
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Leifi 2020 - Learning the hard way
... and we have fruit! The tiny Marbles is flowering and fruiting, about 20cm high.. For a couple of weeks I think nothing happened. Usual after transplant I reckoned. Then I saw the Yellow giant had branched out. Checking with the out jug, yes it did grow quite a bit! -
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Leifi 2020 - Learning the hard way
Thanks Paul, good to hear. Ought to be good then since I'm at about 39° lat! -
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Leifi 2020 - Learning the hard way
And here they are! The Rocoto isn't getting much direct sun at all. Miscalculated where the sun would be, not at all like home...! But, I am on vacation, so it will have to do...! -
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Leifi 2020 - Learning the hard way
With the lemon tree I will make a scratch on the trunk with a knife, if it's green under the bark it's not dead yet. That's about what happened, I cut the stem at about half a meter to make it easier to handle while throwing away. And saw quite a lot of green and said to myself - That doesn't... -
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Leifi 2020 - Learning the hard way
Ha! Good question! No, we took a direct flight, although greek authorities claimed that would not be possible...! https://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2020/06/29/no-direct-flights-from-uk-sweden-to-greece-until-july-15/ ... Never trust a greek politician...! The EU rules makes it ok to... -
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Leifi 2020 - Learning the hard way
Oh I squeezed all right! and tapped. and knocked. And so on. Never had this problem this much before. might be these particular pots which are giving me a hard time! -
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Leifi 2020 - Learning the hard way
... And then, on July 1st, I went to Greece. Going to stay here 5 weeks, so the destiny of my plants are with other ppl and my karma. Couldn't resist bringing a few small left over plants though. Never saw such hard and heavy clay soil in my life. Trying to dilute it with some organic left... -
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Leifi 2020 - Learning the hard way
Also, Kratky tomato in 2l/half gallon container going crazy. Have been refilling every day, it drinks almost 1l per day on hot days. giving it sometimes water, sometimes hydronutes, totally randomly. Over 1m high in 6 weeks! -
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Leifi 2020 - Learning the hard way
2 weeks later, inspection. Almost all plants happy. Those which were smaller than about 20cm (2/3') seem to struggle a bit and get eaten by slugs. Rocoto, Yaki Blue and Jalapeño setting pods nicely! Meanwhile: Started to dig up the Lemon tree in my balcony a week earlier, after it dropped...