rogdog Posted May 9, 2010 I got some pretty impressive growth with these plants, so I thought I would put up a log of how they went. I had a big problem with earwigs eating freshly germinated seedlings, so the first pic shows the pots surrounded by a moat to keep the buggers away. That worked very well. The only other pests I have had to deal with are caterpillers pruning the soft branch tips, but they are easy to pick off. All the plants were grown in coco-coir medium, and fertilised with miracle-gro weekly. 3 Nov 09 19 Nov 09 12 Jan 10 13 Feb 10 10 May 10 Caterpillar pest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chiral Posted May 10, 2010 Impressive once they get going aren't they...you wait till next year, they will really take off and you will looking for the pruning shears every second week. interesting you got them up in just coir, I assume you potted them out into a more rich organic type medium once the seedlings were established. vote #1 for most ingenious use of a wheelie bin... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kadakuda Posted May 10, 2010 crazy, wel done. i planted mine jsut 2 months after you and they are only liek 30cm lol. great job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rogdog Posted May 10, 2010 ahh rog ya showoff what can I say..the machine elves wanted me to grow boomers, or, all the years I've spent trying to regenerate weed infested native bushland has come good. Might be karma, might be alien blessings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haze1205 Posted May 10, 2010 Did you top those? Mine is about 3 feet tall so far and doesnt have any branches. Those are really nice though! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planthelper Posted May 11, 2010 nice tread there, rogdog, love the pics! the grow rate you achived is very inspiering. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rogdog Posted May 11, 2010 Did you top those? Mine is about 3 feet tall so far and doesnt have any branches. Those are really nice though! yes, they needed to be topped. main stem and branches were arching over and almost touching the ground Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
