Only one single stem lacks of water?
Feiy (PNWZ8b/9a)
2 years ago
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I have a weird problem about my Mother of Pearl. It grows great but one new stem often droops down and looks like lacking of water. Every time I found it I gave it water, and it became normal in second day. However, the other stems never show the same problem. Is it possible that only one stem needs more water than others? Should I keep it or cut it off?
Drooping.
Become normal.
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Feiy (PNWZ8b/9a)
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Comments (3)That sounds like an awful lot of work. And I am really not sure why you would prune off most of the fruit. To get a few bigger fruit all at once? I just let mine grow up the fence, only training them to keep them from leaving the garden altogether. By growing several varieties from the quick to mature picklers (which are the best for snacking in my estimation) to the longer season burpless, I have a steady supply of cukes all summer long. Kay....See MoreIs this lack of water?
Comments (10)Yes, it does look like the little netted coverings over those peat pellets or maybe a peat pot. Terrible things. Your friend could have simply planted her bean seeds directly into the outdoor garden, the old fashioned way, as soon as all chance of frost was past. That could have been February or early March in zone 9. (just guessing) Where does your friend live? I like to start some of my plants early (such as tomatoes) but most of them get planted 'the old fashioned way. Those that are started inside are sown sometime in the winter, so that they are good sized and raring to go once the temperatures warm up a bit. I harden them off over about a two week period before planting, exposing them to more and more sun and wind. I don't think that we can offer an opinion about the compost quality, whether or not it is too hot, or the moisture content of the planting area. Those things can readily be determined by the trusty digital temperature/moisture sensing devices attached to the end of her arms. Tell her to dig around to see if the bed is shedding water from the top so that the inside is dry...or if it is steaming hot to the touch a few inches inside. She could also contact her local Extension office (or website) for a vegetable planting calendar. It might not be too long before she could plant some things for a fall crop....See MoreHow to get branch outs from a single stem?
Comments (5)Marisa, most of us water with SuperThrive and seaweed extract, which are not fertilizers but more like vitamins and minerals, weekly or so throughout the warm months. I like slow-release balanced (20-20-20 or 14-14-14) fertilizers in the soil in spring. If you check out the thread listed below you'll see thorough info on different fertilizers. As for branching, generally they'll branch out two or three more tips when they flower but not always. If you cut the trunk you may get the same, two or three new branches sprout from below the cut, but not always. Below is a photo of new tips at the base of a flower stalk: The tree pictured was a single-trunk, three feet tall, before it flowered and branched, after three summers of being rooted from a cutting. These things do take some patience and as you're in a shorter summer area, you may find your plants take a little longer. Here is a link that might be useful: Fertilizer question...See MoreTomatoes in SFG- should I prune to single-stem?
Comments (26)Posted by bodica 9/N.CA (My Page) on Sat, Apr 26, 14 at 12:40 ........................................... Seysonn, isn't sub-irrigation in support of your root ball size, if the plant is getting the nutrients and moisture it requires, it's roots have no stimulation to search wider and deeper? %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Yes, that is what I said. In nature thing pick the path of Least Resistance ( Easy route) . That is also true about plants. For, example, if they can get what they need (moisture and nutrients) in a shallow layer of soil, why bother to grow deep roots ?. We have heard that the experienced gardener will say : Water deep well and less often, instead of watering shallow and more often. So if you keep a plant thirsty and hungry (relatively) it will grow more roots, deeper roots, expanded roots in order to compensate for what is lacking. Where do the plants get raw material to grow fruits ? Soil ? NOT SO. Soil is just a medium where the moisture and nutrients are held/kept/stored. Dose the volume of soil matter? Yes it does, to some extent. Beyond certain amount soil volume will become useless. Obviously a 5 gal. soil volume is better than 1 gal. 10 gal. is better than 5 gal. But IS 20gal. BETTER THAN 10gal?. OR is 40gal better than 20gal. ? Probably not, according to the law of Diminishing Returns it will become a waste of the resources at some point. The same applies to in ground spacing. Actually wider spacing is mostly to accommodate top management and for the convenience of the gardener. Back to topic: So to me, the concept of SFG is fundamentally a good concept . That is why they have different land/bed space requirements for different plant types. Most peppers might do fine in ONE square foot, but some tomatoes will need about 3 times as much area (21" x 21" = 3 sqr-ft)....See MoreFeiy (PNWZ8b/9a)
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