Growing Tomatoes

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As for the roses, I'm not sure what kind either. It doesn't look like your typical rose. These open to a 5 leaf petal, huge petals, very soft. They are a mix of redish orange, or more organish red. There is a separate vine growing along side my tree. I thought it was arrowroot at first, but then it shot off this beautiful deep purple/violet colored rose the other day. I'm shocked that it is growing in that spot as well, but yeah, it is thriving and firing off roses every day. I've got two more in the yard, but they're not as big.

That sounds like some kind of wild rose to me, but like I said, i don't know roses very well. I'm not aware of any cultivated roses that are limited to the 5 petals on the flower, but again I don't know roses very well, so I may be wrong about that. there are 6 or 7 different species of wild rose in the US. My wild rose bushes throw lots of flowers, and so I get lots of rose hips off of them, which are a good source of vitamin C.

I'm not sure if we covered this part, but how often are yall adding your Miracle-Gro, how much at a time for a single plant that is maybe a year old. I don't think it's ever produced tomatoes before.  

I use about a half pint of the liquid mix per plant ( one scoop the the Miracle-Gro to a gallon of water, using the scoop that came with the fertilizer), once or twice  per week, but really it depends on the fertility already present in your soil. I think most folks use quite a bit more than i do,  but I'm scared of burning them with it, so I go light. It works out pretty well for me, usually.

I have a cannabis plant that I've been nursing all winter, and it's damn near too tall for the grow setup, so I'd like to take it outside and poke it in the dirt. I checked the weather forecast, and it looks like there might be a couple cold nights still to come, so I can't put it out until the 10th-13th... and I dunno if it'll make it that much longer. I'm not growing it for the seed or weed, since I don't even know if it has an THC in it at all. I'm growing it because it was some kind of mutant last fall, and I just want to see where it goes with the mutations, and what it would eventually become. it has a habit of not following the regular body plan, is sending branches randomly out every whichaway, and sometimes grows what looks like a bottle brush of just plain leaves. It's a weird looking mutant, i'll give it that. I'll have to pull it up and kill it whenever it starts flowering to avoid contaminating neighborhood grows with either mutant pollen or getting mutant seeds off of it. Mutations are usually a bad thing. From what I understand, only about one mutation in every 20,000 across biology is a good thing, all the rest are detrimental, so I don't want this one getting out into the wild and ruining other folks' crops.

I mostly just grow it for the fibers and seed, so it's usually low or no THC. Since I'm limited to 4 plants at any one time, I estimate it will take about 10 years to grow enough fiber to make a pair of shoelaces, but it's a hobby. just something to keep me off the streets and out of trouble.

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Once or twice a week seems like what the plant has been needing. The instructions say every 7-14 days, but Ludell looked like she needed it more than that. I added it as it looked like it needed it, and that has actually done well for the last week or so. I'm glad you made that clear, because I was wondering of I was being too heavy with the Miracle-Gro. I ha e been using it for my flowers ive got staged up in the yard. I made a small grow garden for them, and when big enough I will transplant out in the front yard. I've got that little garden right outside my bedroom window so I can keep an eye on it. 

I've seen a few mutant Mary-J plants. And technically if it's a really low Delta 9 thc plant it would be considered "Hemp." Which of course you know of its many uses. I would actually try smoking some of it, because some of those mutant plants I've seen have put off unique buds with unique properties to them. The plant may not give you a buzz, but may be a great anti-inflammatory. Remember, the hemp plants have a lot of medicinal properties as well. You might have a great natural anti nasue medicine or even a good sleep remedy. 

I'd try it just for fun. You might have something special and not realize it. If you don't like to smoke, then you could make some butter and see what you're dealing with. My point is, you might still get a little more than some string out of it.

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I hope your yellowing and spots aren't Blight.  that gets into soil and is a nightmare.

Does Comfrey grow as a weed where you are?  It makes a great fertilizer, by just cutting some leaves and soaking them in water for a few days.
The root is super long, and harvests mineral from the ground.

I did look at pictures of blight on a tomato plant. That's not what I was seeing. I looked at pics where it was caused by overwatering and also the potassium or nitrogen deficiency as the cause; those pics matched up. The Miracle-Gro cleared it up nicely. A few spots but not bad at all.

And yes, that Comfrey grows around here. I believe I've seen it growing wild in some places. I'll keep my eyes peeled.
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