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Hamilton Nj

i was wondering my 291 is finally at the point i feel good about fertilizeing and is a month old the cold weather held it back some and was 2 inches tall when i planted it out side a month ago ,does anyone know if this plant was a slow starter??? and a fast catcher upper lol and how much water should i be giveing it with the heat im doing every day or is it better to do every 3 days???? will that produce more growth??? it does with my maters in the summer thanks pizza pics. in diary!!!

6/4/2011 9:59:32 PM

Muddy Waters

Are you on sand or clay? Im giving mine about 1 gallon of water a day at about high noon to help cool the plant was 98 degrees in greenhouse today!plants are about 1 1/2 foot long.I dont fert its all in the soil,no need to!If you fert I would take baby steps & wait 3 days for results if there nice & dark green they should be good!I make a bowl around plant & keep stem dry!

6/4/2011 10:15:50 PM

formerly RGG

Pizza, some Carolina Cross seeds seem to begin plant growth at a lot faster pace than others.But with that said, any of these plants will slow under less than favorable growing conditions. Also, they are all capable of rapid growth rates under favorable growing conditions. There is nothing like foliar applied kelp to bring a stalled or slow plant into normal or high growth rates.That's my story & I'm stickin' to it. :-)

6/5/2011 7:02:06 AM

Hamilton Nj

okay thanks guys got a pound of kelp powder ready to go lol,a few doses hopefully will do it, and yes my soil is 30 percent sandy with alot of peatmoss some clay if u go too far down i started with orange gravel 2 years ago ,lol slowly fixing it,today the plant looked good and green got 4 leaves pizza

6/5/2011 6:52:19 PM

formerly RGG

If your soil drains well then watering every day or even twice a day or more is good.I have been watering 3 times a day since we started getting daily highs in the 90's.However, your roots will grow deeper and further if you water less often and in larger quantities.

6/5/2011 9:07:52 PM

Hamilton Nj

soil drains good i do a little at 5-6 am and the sun is off them by 4 so i give them a good drink !!looking good

6/7/2011 10:38:31 PM