Stankar season 8

Mildfruit · Apr 9, 2019

Nice, I also planted Andy's King BOC from WHP. We can compare pods when we grow them out, I already have a few pods on my plant

stankar · Apr 9, 2019

Mildfruit said:
Nice, I also planted Andy's King BOC from WHP. We can compare pods when we grow them out, I already have a few pods on my plant

I've had it also last year, but unfortunately I had only one pod out of it due to overfertilizing and aphids

stankar · Apr 21, 2019

Update: Few days ago I was re-potting more plants, smaller ones was re-potted to a bigger pots, the bigger ones to even bigger pots, etc. Basically I have half of my plants in a final pots.
Everything grows nicely due to very nice and sunny weather in here, so leaving it grow.
I ran out of a potting mix so I will have to continue somewhere next week or so when I buy some more, and I see that at least 7 or 8 plants could be re-potted to the final pots.
Brazilian Starfish in Kratky still lives, even though it was getting a hard sunlight, it is still adjusting to the roots being soaked in a water with nutrients

PS: Don't look at the sun shield made from a cardboard and a thermal blanket foil, it is just a temporary solution until they are all in a final pots, then I will make it attached on individual pots.

PaulG · Apr 21, 2019

Plants are looking great, Stankar.

Don't apologize for the cardboard.
Ghetto is good!

And easy.

And cheap!

stankar · Apr 27, 2019

Update: Due to the perfect weather conditions in here this weekend I spent the whole day around my plants, prepared all needed for re-potting, and found some time to make some spring cleanup.
All my pepper plants are now growing in the final pots, but I've had a bit problem with what variety should be potted to which pot size, even though I had the list prepared I may have messed up. I will re-check tomorrow just to make sure, I believe I did it right tho

From the tomato plants I picked 4 strong and potted them into the final 11L pots. I'm growing tomatoes for the first time from seeds, but I think they should survive and grow nicely in the large pots as of now.
Potting mix I have overwintered was probably infected by some kind of a virus or was dead without any nutrients becase my Haba Yellow and Fatalii Gourmet Jigsaw potted in it were showing some issues on leaves and stunted grow, but just from the curiosity I have trimmed of the affected leaves and let them be in the same mix for now. Next time I need to watch carefully what I've had in my mix and if it's worth overwintering it.
For the main re-potting I have used gardening mix, perlite, coco coir, worm castings, azomite.

I will work on the shielding of the pots individually, so to do not get the roots burned because of the black containers.

Whole photogallery:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmwPFgb2

Tomatoes, I hope they will produce something, otherwise I'm giving up on them and will not grow them anymore.

stankar · Jun 25, 2019

Update: I have taken another shots of my plants and they are doing great, especially to my herbs which made a garden out of my room

Another plants started to produce some fruits, and I see a first seed swap, Pink Tiger x Peach Bhut, which is beautiful purple with a purple small pod, looking forward to this one

Another plants like Andy's King BOC, 7Pot BBG Red, Dorset Naga, Haba Chocolate, BOC x JPGS, MOA Scotch Bonnet RFC started to produce, however it doesn't look very productive so far.
Tomatoes are growing nicely, and I'm still topping it so to do not overgrow my balcony. They started to flower, so hopefully will have some home grown tomatoes soon

I'm starting to switch fertilizer to Biobizz Bloom which I'm using with every watering, but in 1/4 of recommended dosage, and of course Ph regulating between 5.5-6.5. I don't see any nutrient deficiencies or overfertilizing, so I think it's finally good and balanced.

stankar · Jun 25, 2019

Apologies, but I will not be posting any photos here since I'm tired of making new posts here on this forum, it's really full of bugs and outdated.