wow, these are some beastly plants! lol good luck on your grow.
Looks like veging in a greenhouse or tent prior to putting them out to finish outdoors is the way to go. I am going to give it a go like this next year. Garden is going to really look good once all those plants fill in, gonna be huuuuuuge!
Thank you, lots of hard work but also a great experience.Great looking, well thought out.. Good luck.
Oh, I agree and will be doing so this week, just been crazy busy with 2 art shows and the rest of life.Your ladies look very happy
If it were my garden I would remove lower sucker branches, but to each their own.
Keep up the good work
And still, I should have given them even more space in between. That row along the fence has little to no room between each plant and I have to get down on my knees to go cut out sucker branches and such to help create better air flow. I will know better for next years planting. One plant is closing in on eight feet tall and many of them are at least 5+ feet and all quite wide.AMAZING LOOKING GARDEN, FIRST PICS. SHOWED A LOT OF SPACE BETWEEN, WE NEVER KNOW JUST HOW BIG THEY WILL GET SO SPACING WORKED OUT GOOD FOR YOU ??
I tried some different things this year, mainly a good soil mix, ( subcool's ) and didn't know what to expect, so I became over crowded,( not necessarily a bad thing ) rather have big over crowded than small under producing, but as said lessons learnedAnd still, I should have given them even more space in between. That row along the fence has little to no room between each plant and I have to get down on my knees to go cut out sucker branches and such to help create better air flow. I will know better for next years planting. One plant is closing in on eight feet tall and many of them are at least 5+ feet and all quite wide.
I have read other posts mentioning Subcool, will have to check this out. This year, besides already having a very rich soil, I added a lot of goodies into each individual hole ( Worm casting compost, shrimp compost, blood meal, bone meal, guano, perlite and vermicultie, Promix ). Other than that, it's been about making sure they were well watered and I would give them organic teas. All throughout the growing, I have been putting down hay to minimise the invasion of weeds, and this in turn will also slowly decompose and add nitrogen ... the rest is plenty of sunshine, rain and wind.I tried some different things this year, mainly a good soil mix, ( subcool's ) and didn't know what to expect, so I became over crowded,( not necessarily a bad thing ) rather have big over crowded than small under producing, but as said lessons learned