As awesome as SIPs are, they won't solve my fertilizer problem! Ha!
This plant is the biggest hog ever! I grew its mother, so I know it wants lots of N.
I uppotted from 5g to 15g at first sign of flowering. Soil was hot, so I didn't fertilize for a couple weeks (it went from regular plant green to deep, dark green in a few days).
Then I started to load it up on top. First week of feeding, 1/4 cup 4-4-4. Next week, fresh alfalfa top-dress. Next week, 1/4 cup 4-4-4. Then 8 oz. FPJ (made from mother trimmings). Then 1/4 cup 4-4-4. Then 8 oz. compost tea. I followed this "pattern," feeding about every week--until week eight when the fade started. It wasn't bad at first, so I let it go. Week nine brought a faster fade, so I gave it some compost tea in stronger concentration. No noticable difference!
This is week ten. Four days ago, in mild annoyance, I pulled out all the stops and dropped one full cup of 4-4-4. I also began giving it 16oz. of even stronger compost tea. I have been giving it this compost tea every day for four days.
Today the leaves have perked up a bit. The fade seems slowed, but I'll need a couple days to monitor and be sure.
This plant need ten times the fertilizer I have given any plant ever!