Hello THP friends!
First off, Ive missed yall! Been awhile since Ive been on here between career changes, moves, etc. but youll be happy to hear Ive continued to grow 2 or 3 plants each year. This year though, I have encountered a problem that in my several years of growing I have never run into before.
It first happened when I went away on vacation last week, upon my return I found that in addition to being (understandably) very thirsty, two of my three potted plants had just decided to mysteriously fall over while I was away. Not the pots, just the plants, right at the base of the stem where it hits the soil. I propped them up with some supports and they seem to be doing ok now, despite having a bit of a lean towards one side.
This morning, about a week later, I stepped onto my balcony to find that the third plant was on its side just as I had found the other two previously. I was able to stand it up and prop the plant up with another support, but I have no idea what could be causing them to simply lie down like that. The main stem on all of the plants appears to be a perfectly normal size compared to the rest of the plant, so that shouldnt be an issue causing them to bend under the weight of the plant itself... I think for now the solution is going to be to add more potting soil to put more of the stem under the dirt which hopefully will stabilize it.
Im on the third floor balcony of an apartment complex, so I doubt the issue is mammalian in nature, does anyone know what else might be causing this??
First off, Ive missed yall! Been awhile since Ive been on here between career changes, moves, etc. but youll be happy to hear Ive continued to grow 2 or 3 plants each year. This year though, I have encountered a problem that in my several years of growing I have never run into before.
It first happened when I went away on vacation last week, upon my return I found that in addition to being (understandably) very thirsty, two of my three potted plants had just decided to mysteriously fall over while I was away. Not the pots, just the plants, right at the base of the stem where it hits the soil. I propped them up with some supports and they seem to be doing ok now, despite having a bit of a lean towards one side.
This morning, about a week later, I stepped onto my balcony to find that the third plant was on its side just as I had found the other two previously. I was able to stand it up and prop the plant up with another support, but I have no idea what could be causing them to simply lie down like that. The main stem on all of the plants appears to be a perfectly normal size compared to the rest of the plant, so that shouldnt be an issue causing them to bend under the weight of the plant itself... I think for now the solution is going to be to add more potting soil to put more of the stem under the dirt which hopefully will stabilize it.
Im on the third floor balcony of an apartment complex, so I doubt the issue is mammalian in nature, does anyone know what else might be causing this??
