A new grow, GG#4/WW/BW

[GreenState]

Still developing a flowering plan. We'll see which way the wind blows(g).
51F degrees here this morning, feels fallish!

[HappyDaze]

Stout looking plant....looking forward to seeing it in flower.

[GreenState]

double tops everywhere (g)

[GreenState]

Decided to have some fun and experiment. Topped between 4th and 5th node. Then.....topped all 8 resulting branches.
Took 2 fan leaves off. Growing the GG4 this past winter I noticed the stems were pretty wimpy, so hopefully this will keep her a bit shorter and bushier. Should have enough natural light veg time to get decent results. Could always extend will artificial light.

[GreenState]

Well, my plant survived being unattended for 8 days.....and I survived 8 days of no weed smoking!! (lol). Just lit up a bone of white widow and got quite the buzz(g).
I ended up going ahead and topping between the 4th and 5th node before I left. Rivers look pretty low, must have been fairly dry while I was gone also.
A couple of blueberries are getting ripe, branches are getting heavy.
So I'm glad to be back, although I already miss the ocean!
(Watered after I took the pic--she was thirsty)

[oldjarhead100]

I have a robin nest under our deck shes been there for years well yesterday we were on the patio and watched her repeatedly fly to the blueberry bushes and eat a blueberry . I have a walk out cellar to the patio

[SoOrbudgal]

Well my blue berries and strawberries I've kinda just let go. I really need to separate strawberries there small but tasty. They are probley 5yrs old with having varments around they sneek in under my deer fenced garden eat at night all ripe berries nearly. I tell grand kids they are a day too late for having pick and eats.

[oldjarhead100]

haha I know what you mean chip monks got all of my strawberry plants I fight with the birds over the cherries and the grand kids eat all the blue berries ,I planted the BB for them lol, many years ago I sent some of the grand kids over to the cherry tomatoes and they cleaned it off they ate everything red or not ,I would of sworn they hadn't eaten in a week lol

[oldjarhead100]

looks like pot behind it lol

[SoOrbudgal]

Hi GreenState just a thought about going away.. you could place a drip pan under your container water really well and place it in a shady area if the heat is too much of a concern while away? It's what I did to mine when we left for 5 days. They did just fine. I love the blueberries, I do have 3 plants but never get enough between us and birds so I just got some sat. at our local farmers market size of a dime most of them.

[GreenState]

Went ahead and transplanted the gg4. Now it has to fend for itself for the next week plus. Fingers crossed.
Note the deformed first set of leaves, super fat(g). She seems to be coming around, will top her when I get back (between 5th and 6th node). I say "she", I hope it's a she!
Blueberry bushes are doing well, bit behind this year.

[GreenState]

Soooo. The GG4 very immature seed I manged to get sprouted(from my winter grow) has been a slow grower, but think she's finally getting her sea legs. (sea pic).
My dilemma, I'm heading down to the sunshine state for a week and am worried about her drying out while I'm gone, not sure I can have anyone water it or not.
She is going to need transplanting soon, should I do it just prior to leaving? My thinking being she will be in a little shock, so may not need as much water?
Any opinions would be appreciated, the larger pot will hold more water as well. Just sprouting the 3rd node (and she is almost 3 weeks old--very slow starter, hopefully a strong finisher. (she's a deck plant)
Just snapped some pics of this fella(red tail) perched on some rocks out in the yard
TIA

[oldjarhead100]

big and tough to chew lol

[GreenState]

I tend to hunt with my camera now, that first pic would have been the kill shot at about 100yds.
Around here some call the moose swamp donkeys!

[oldjarhead100]

I think they are the funnest looking deer ever lol ,I had a cow and 2 calfs walk out in front of me coming home from fishing ,I saw her in time and stopped when she saw me she stopped it was pretty cool , I had a young bull at 10 yards quartering away at full draw and I let him walk so I passed my ethics test lol I will be glad when they start hunting them down here not to shoot one but to beat them at there own game , I have had lots of opportunities to harvest dear over that last few years but choose to let them walk knowing I had the shot is enough for me until shotgun season then its time to fill the freezer lol