A checkup round to all my 3 spots - July 19th 2012
After weeks and weeks of nothing but heavy rainfall the weather had finally cleared up for a few days. So today I decided to make a checkup round to all my 3 spots. Because of the nasty weather I've only planted the last 4 a little over a week ago.
Well... what can I say? I would be lying if I was 100% satisfied with how it is going. There is ample room for improvement. This is only a valuable blog if I tell you guys the truth. And not make it sound better than it is.
Spot 1:
This one is the earliest planted and is actually going pretty okay. These are at the highest altitude (5500ft) and have been planted in a time where it was hot in the day and light rain at night. They had the best start of all 3 spots. There are some brown leafs and some insect and / or deer damage, but overall they have grown to a height of about 70cm and are getting nice and bushy. The funny thing is that the brown leafs also occur on the (normal) plant that is growing next to them. But what it is? Personally I think it's the ridiculous amounts of mountain rain that has fallen over the last weeks. But the top leafs look fine, so I have good hope for them. Also, the LA Woman and the OG18 seem to have the hardest time. The Silver Bubble's are doing the best at this spot and the Sharksbreath and the Purple Wreck are also coping pretty okay it seems.
Spot 2:
These have hardly grown at all since I've planted them. Also here is some insect and / or deer damage, there was even an obvious hoof print next to one of the plants. But they still seem pretty healthy. The deer just seem to nibble at them and then leave them be. These were planted in the week when the rains started and haven't gotten much sun because of it. They have basically only had massive amounts of punishing rains and overcast skies. Still have hope for these also though if the weather would help a bit in the next weeks. (These grow at 4500ft)
Spot 3:
These 4 plants seem to have it the hardest. They were planted a little over a week ago in the middle of the rain period. I wanted to plant them earlier but couldn't because of the rain and had to plant them eventually because it was getting too late in the season. They don't seem all that healthy. 2 of them have some leafs with no green in them at all anymore, pale white. And the overall look of them is a little sad. Also here is some insect and / or deer damage, there was also an obvious hoof print next to one of the plants here. Hope they will still kick off if the sun comes back, but would not be surprised if at least some here won't make it. (These grow at 4000ft)
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