RootFarmer's 2024 Outdoor Organic Grow Journal

[cbrians]

Aww man, not ANOTHER stalker.

The recipe is in my first grow diary post.

I mean, if it makes you feel better, I’m just stalking your plants

I will check that out for sure, happy to tag along either way.

 

[RootFarmer]

I mean, if it makes you feel better, I’m just stalking your plants

I will check that out for sure, happy to tag along either way.

Thats what she said!







Oh wait you said PLANTS not pants.






Oops.....

 

[cbrians]

Thats what she said!







Oh wait you said PLANTS not pants.






Oops.....

Is that a cured cola or are you happy to see me

 

[RootFarmer]

Don't worry folks the jokes only get worse from here.....

 

[RootFarmer]

 

[RootFarmer]

Soooo remember when I said there is still plenty of time for things to go sideways?

This is a nasturtium. An aphid trap plant and canary in the coal mine. THIS is one reason why I have them at the border of my garden. This popped up overnight.

Yep powdery mildew......it's early this year. Wiped out my neighbor's crop last year. I was forced to harvest early because it spread fast. Time to be extra diligent walking the garden.

Guess I'll be picking up some amylo today.

 

[Thatoneguyyouknow_]

Don't worry folks the jokes only get worse from here.....

Pics or it didn't happen.

Soooo remember when I said there is still plenty of time for things to go sideways?

This is a nasturtium. An aphid trap plant and canary in the coal mine. THIS is one reason why I have them at the border of my garden. This popped up overnight.


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Yep powdery mildew......it's early this year. Wiped out my neighbor's crop last year. I was forced to harvest early because it spread fast. Time to be extra diligent walking the garden.

Guess I'll be picking up some amylo today.

There's a hyper virulent strain of PM around here this year. Starts eating necrotic holes in leaves within a couple days if left untreated. It's trying to get at the plant I gave my friend and just tore through my mom's cucumbers and zucchini plants in the middle of drought weather.

I've been on paranoid checks and every few day h202 foliars to kill possible spores. Taking no chances. I got big girls this year too.

I've never seen pm take off this vigorously this early in weather this dry. Ifs even infecting the poison ivy.

 

[RootFarmer]

Canopy is really opening up and branching is coming along.

This girl might be revegged in fall. Ive beem watching her. She has definite momma potential.

 

[RootFarmer]

July 5 - was 98° at the time. Thankfully a good steady breeze all day. Glas I finished defoliating. Humidity was only 15% so the VPD was shit and it showed in the way somevof the leaves moved in the breeze. Going to be even hotter the next few days. So glad I inoculated ahead if this heat wave. The cream test is coming up the next few days.

 

[RootFarmer]

Idk if it is a matter of not topping properly or just super solid genetics but the GDP is still developing according to it's natural tendencies. One thing is for sure, she is a thoroughbred. The vigor has been impressive.

 

[RootFarmer]

I don't if anyone else noticed but the seasonal "tilt" when the angle of the sun changes happened Wed going into Thurs. The sun is now moving differently acrossvthecsky. Apex is positioning more southward and the color of light is shifting more toward the red end of the spectrum. Pistils might pop little earlier this year.

 

[RootFarmer]

This was not the greeting I was hoping for in the garden this morning. I did a thorough inspection of the perimeter feeling better than I wasn't seeing anymore PM. Started inspecting the girl closest to the infected trap plant from bottom to top feeling good thatvshe looked ok. Get to the very top and see this.

Tried the smudge test. Seemed to pass then took a closer look. At best, inconclusive. Will need to isolate her for a few days. Ugh!

We have a lot of cabbage moths around here. I was hoping one landed on the leaf and "dusted" it. For once I would actually be glad to have one on my plant. I don't think I got so "lucky".

 

[RootFarmer]

Went back to check for any bloom back. None found. Did another smudge test. And think I see where it has anchored itself. Walked perimeter again and did find PM nearby. Also possibly septoria. It's like I woke up to last year's nightmare. Ugh

Moved all plants away and isolated the potentially affected plant.

 

[Thatoneguyyouknow_]

Went back to check for any bloom back. None found. Did another smudge test. And think I see where it has anchored itself. Walked perimeter again and did find PM nearby. Also possibly septoria. It's like I woke up to last year's nightmare. Ugh

Moved all plants away and isolated the potentially affected plant.


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When I find powdery mildew on local wild plants or in the area, I just spray the hell out of it with peroxide, let it dry, then bust out the brush cutter lmao. When that's done and raked, I spray h202 again.


Citric acid solutions work very well for treating the surrounding vegetation as well as your plants and prevent all sorts of gnarly fungi if you can't go all jack vs evil dead on it.

 

[cpurola]

When I find powdery mildew on local wild plants or in the area, I just spray the hell out of it with peroxide, let it dry, then bust out the brush cutter lmao. When that's done and raked, I spray h202 again.


Citric acid solutions work very well for treating the surrounding vegetation as well as your plants and prevent all sorts of gnarly fungi if you can't go all jack vs evil dead on it.

Formula please?

 

[Thatoneguyyouknow_]

Formula please?

I put one cap of 3% h202 in a 16oz squeeze bottle for the h202. I don't measure it exact. Is something I've started more recently. Seems very effective. I've just been using the peroxide bottle cap lmao.


1lb citric acid per 1.5 gallons of water is the ratio I've used effectively with citric acid. You use more then you'd think.

 

[RootFarmer]

When I find powdery mildew on local wild plants or in the area, I just spray the hell out of it with peroxide, let it dry, then bust out the brush cutter lmao. When that's done and raked, I spray h202 again.


Citric acid solutions work very well for treating the surrounding vegetation as well as your plants and prevent all sorts of gnarly fungi if you can't go all jack vs evil dead on it.

Thanks for that

 

[RootFarmer]

I shot this footage during my garden walk through this morning. I decided to add some of my music to this one.

 

[RootFarmer]

Taking a minute for an update. I've come to the conclusion that it was not PM. I haven't observed any signs of it elsewhere on the plant or the others. The girls are in a new less than ideal location. Losing at least an hour of direct sunlight. It will have to do for now. Still time to make changes.

 

[BearWater]

I don't if anyone else noticed but the seasonal "tilt" when the angle of the sun changes happened Wed going into Thurs. The sun is now moving differently acrossvthecsky. Apex is positioning more southward and the color of light is shifting more toward the red end of the spectrum. Pistils might pop little earlier this year.

Yep! Shade in different places and less sun in the path of the plant I placed it in. If I wanted I could chase the sun all day in my back yard but I would need to move the plants probably every 2 hours at the least! : ) they’re doin what they’re doing lol.