Kannabia Apples & Bananas

kohlrabi At least I managed to cover half of the strain with my Lego. Who is contributing an apple? All my plants saw the light of day (or at least the light of the grow box) on the same day (day 4). So far, everything is going perfectly according to plan! The seedlings will receive 2ml ‘More Roots’, 5ml Growzyme and 5ml humic acid per litre in the first week, in line with the Greenbuzz cultivation scheme. Unfortunately, I'm dealing with fungus gnats again. Nematodes are already on their way. I could slowly start my own breeding programme; that would probably be cheaper in the long run. Speaking of making things cheaper: At least I've now set up a recycling system for soil. I produce organic waste ferment (bokashi), which I store for two weeks with the used soil from the last grow circle and then later add earthworms. In theory, it should be usable soil again after three months. I'm excited to see how it turns out. Let's see which of my three varieties stretches the most – that one will be used for mainlining. Hopefully without too much stress for the plant this time.

kohlrabi Three updates in just one week? Indeed. And that was because I had difficulty creating new journals in GD. Ultimately, it was probably due to the (too long?) titles that kept causing a non-specific error message to appear. That's why my three latest diaries have such boring titles. I'll take the liberty of writing the same text for all three strains, because they're all the same: on day 8, they were exactly 6 cm tall and all of them look healthy. In the meantime, they have received their dose of nematodes to combat fungus gnats. This problem has not yet been resolved. The plants will now receive the following Greenbuzz additions per liter: 1 ml Grow 3 ml Roots 5 ml Fast Buds 2 ml Humic Acid 2 ml Growzyme 5 ml CalMag Since I was asked in a short message how I recycle my old soil and what ‘bokashi’ is, there are also two (somewhat disgusting?) pictures. In short, this is what I do: I chop up my organic waste and put it in a bokashi bucket with special microorganisms. Unlike traditional compost, you can also use citrus fruits, cooked food and even meat. (Photo 1 shows the bucket before it is closed.) The microorganisms ferment the organic waste in the absence of air. After about four weeks, I have approximately 19 litres of fermented material. (Photo 2 shows the material after fermentation.) Now I mix this material with ordinary soil. Within another two weeks, the waste has (almost) completely turned into soil. It already contains many nutrients – more than ordinary compost. And now I add this mixture to a large container with my lovely little earthworms. The worms must not be added too early, otherwise it will be too acidic for them. And then the soil is soon ready for the next plants. By the way, this substrate is then so nutrient-rich that you should only fertilise very sparingly. For the delicate plants at the beginning, you need soil that contains fewer nutrients. See you again next week!

kohlrabi Everything is going well, not much to report. I should clean the bottle. Even the pest is under control again. See you next week!

kohlrabi It's fun to compare the growth of the three plants, as they sprouted on exactly the same day and have very similar conditions. Apples and Banans is in the middle between the two plants in terms of growth. Tomorrow I will top this plant and then there will only be a little LST left. My free time is limited and I don't want to overdo it with training. I may have been too quick to celebrate: the fungus gnats are still not completely gone. Normally, I add nematodes to the water as soon as I spot the first tiny flies. This time, I had to order some first, and the retailer kept me waiting for a whole week and a half. The creatures made good use of those weeks. (A female can lay up to 1,000 eggs!) I'll keep an eye on it and order some more nematodes soon. If that doesn't help, I'll try neem oil. The plants don't seem to be suffering too much, but it's not nice to see flies buzzing around every time I open the grow box. At least I managed to clean the watering bottles. I hope you appreciate that.