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I've been slack getting this thread going but better late than never.
So, I've got 3 Frisian Dews ( Dutch Passion) and 2 Biddy Early (Serious Seeds) outside in my garden. Both Biddys and one Frisian are in the ground, the remaining Frisians are in pots.
The ground I prepared earlier in the year. I dug a thrench and filled with compost from a garden centre, fish meal, bone meal and bat guano then left it for a week or two to settle down. Whilst this was happening I was getting all five plants going under a 400w hps.
Once they'd all got to about 1ft, I put them outside during the days, bringing them back in at night, getting them used to the outdoors. We've had a pretty cold start to our year so didn't want to shock the hell out of them by putting them straight from the nice confines of a tent into the harsh realities of an English "summer".
Around the beginning of April though I transplanted them all to their final homes. I think the bed I'd prepared for three of them was still a bit hot when I planted them as they all showed signs of burn. However, after a week or so, and some hard rain, they recovered and turned a vibrant green.
As of today, they all seem to be thriving. The Frisian in the ground seems to be growing like Jack's beanstalk, it just keeps reaching for the sky whilst the 2 Biddys in with it are growing out nicely into rounded bushes. I did prune and top the Biddys early in their life though.
Owing to some strong winds, I had a couple of incidents that could have been nasty. My tall Frisian almost snapped in half! Luckily for me it wasn't a complete break and there was still tissue connected so I was able to tie it back together and as of today it's holding firm!
One Biddy almost came out of the ground all together and one of the other Frisians in the pots lost an entire limb. All in all, not ideal, but I got away with it. Now all the girls are reinforced with bamboo and are standing up strong against the forces of nature.
Given that i'm a complete tit in a trance I have no pictures of these in the ground/pots early on in their lives, however these ones below are from around mid-late May so they've had about a month and a half outdoors by this stage.
Incase the photo names don't come out when you look at them the order is like this - 2 Biddys, Frisian 1, Frisian 2 (pot), Frisian 3 (pot)
So, I've got 3 Frisian Dews ( Dutch Passion) and 2 Biddy Early (Serious Seeds) outside in my garden. Both Biddys and one Frisian are in the ground, the remaining Frisians are in pots.
The ground I prepared earlier in the year. I dug a thrench and filled with compost from a garden centre, fish meal, bone meal and bat guano then left it for a week or two to settle down. Whilst this was happening I was getting all five plants going under a 400w hps.
Once they'd all got to about 1ft, I put them outside during the days, bringing them back in at night, getting them used to the outdoors. We've had a pretty cold start to our year so didn't want to shock the hell out of them by putting them straight from the nice confines of a tent into the harsh realities of an English "summer".
Around the beginning of April though I transplanted them all to their final homes. I think the bed I'd prepared for three of them was still a bit hot when I planted them as they all showed signs of burn. However, after a week or so, and some hard rain, they recovered and turned a vibrant green.
As of today, they all seem to be thriving. The Frisian in the ground seems to be growing like Jack's beanstalk, it just keeps reaching for the sky whilst the 2 Biddys in with it are growing out nicely into rounded bushes. I did prune and top the Biddys early in their life though.
Owing to some strong winds, I had a couple of incidents that could have been nasty. My tall Frisian almost snapped in half! Luckily for me it wasn't a complete break and there was still tissue connected so I was able to tie it back together and as of today it's holding firm!
One Biddy almost came out of the ground all together and one of the other Frisians in the pots lost an entire limb. All in all, not ideal, but I got away with it. Now all the girls are reinforced with bamboo and are standing up strong against the forces of nature.
Given that i'm a complete tit in a trance I have no pictures of these in the ground/pots early on in their lives, however these ones below are from around mid-late May so they've had about a month and a half outdoors by this stage.
Incase the photo names don't come out when you look at them the order is like this - 2 Biddys, Frisian 1, Frisian 2 (pot), Frisian 3 (pot)