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Thursday, April 30, 2009
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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all the plants seem to have taken to their new homes nicely and are growing great except one of the 1185s. its first true leaf got severly toasted on that sunday getting acclimated in the first true taste of sunlight. the other 1185 first true leaf got a very minor burn on just one side of its first true leaf and has that shiney wrinlkey look in one spot meaning the leaf will look 3/4s developed when it fully grows. no big deal. even if the second true leaf looks like crap, no worries...it is just there to pull the main down over in the right direction and acts like a support brace as the main slowly leans over. the third leaf finishes up the final bush stage of the plant and will be the final push for the plant to start running. if all three first true leafs look terrible from whatevercause, do not give up on the plant yet when choosing between main plants or the backups. sun burn, wind tattering, cupping of leaves, yellowing and nitrogen deficiences from cold soil, ealier bouts with mites or aphids..i have seen them all and in most cases the plants survive nicely when they finally kick in gear on the 4th and 5th leaf vining stage. do not be discouraged if a plant doesn't look so hot early. check ealier on under leaves for aphids or mites. a magnifying glass is a nice tool to catch a early infestation. once you see mite or aphid damage on early plants...those leaves are done...toast...the damage has been done. but still leave them on for any energy they can provide for the next forming leaves. spray and kill the bugs, but then let the leaves die on their own and then trim them close to the stump. any true leaf growing out of the stump area that dies is critcal to cut clean and dust with fungicide to prevent later stump rot. i may be over explaining a lot of things this year in my diary, but there are some newbies that i have given seeds to that are following and getting any advice i can give them while i think about it at each stage of the game.
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