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Sunday, July 16, 2023
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Saswampo
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San Diego, CA
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Oh, the agony.
As Murphy's Law would have it, we had a mini heatwave with super dry conditions. My apprentice didn't account for this and religiously kept to the watering routine we practiced. The soil was bone dry. In addition, a whitish/gray powdery substance showed up on most lower leaves and stems. I don't really understand what caused this yet. I spent several hours today pruning back all the damaged plants including their leaves/stems. Most plants lost at least one third of their foliage.
Finally, just about every fruit blushed as well, prob due to the heat and dry soil. They were due though, all were 50+ DAP.
Unfortunately, I likely won't be setting a new PB with this first batch of plants, hopefully will get something in the 4-5 lbs range. My round 2 seedlings are ready and will go in after harvest in a few days.
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