New Grower (stealth mode)

[trmpntheduce]

New grower here looking for feedback. I have Frisian Duckfoot and White Widow in a raised bed. My bed is homemade Mela Mix using manure from my small farm, Donkey, Chicken, Goat and rabbit. Since flower I've been fertilizing once a week with Fox Farm Big Bloom and Molasses. I water according to soil dryness. I'm in a very hot and dry region and plant stress seems to be an ongoing worry. Let me know how I'm doing. This is a stealth backyard grow hence the low training.

 

[BeefyBully]

is the leaf being eaten away by pest or cooked due to temp ..?

 

[trmpntheduce]

is the leaf being eaten away by pest or cooked due to temp ..?

I am having hell with grasshoppers, I use marigolds and garlic...trying to be as organic as possible.

 

[BeefyBully]

you're in flower so foliar IPM is out the question ..? otherwise, looks good to me outside a tip burn in one of the pics.
not sure what I would do about the grasshopper, have you visited Buildasoil?

 

[trmpntheduce]

you're in flower so foliar IPM is out the question ..? otherwise, looks good to me outside a tip burn in one of the pics.
not sure what I would do about the grasshopper, have you visited Buildasoil?

Thank you for the feedback. I haven't been to Buildasoil but will check it out now.

 

[BeefyBully]

yea reach out to them about your pest issue; you'll find you're in the right place for organics... I'm having a blast.

 

[trmpntheduce]

yea reach out to them about your pest issue; you'll find you're in the right place for organics... I'm having a blast.

Thank you, I am having a great time learning and growing.