How Am I Doing? 6' Tall And Crazy Pix's.
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zoombud
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No lady bugs will not hurt your plant and will only eat the bad guys so it is not a problem at all...it probably is a lot lol, meant for a whole garden, but they'll go on to help other gardeners in your area so think of it as sharing the love 
they sell the mantis eggs, but i'm not sure if it comes with instructions or if they just hatch naturally, you would have to do some research, but it may be worth it! a praying mantis would be siiick.
they sell the mantis eggs, but i'm not sure if it comes with instructions or if they just hatch naturally, you would have to do some research, but it may be worth it! a praying mantis would be siiick.
Dan Kone
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My advice would be to give her more water, but less often. Try 5 gallons every other day. Hopefully that solves it. Like I said, it's a small problem right now, just get on top of it before it becomes a big problem.
You really don't want your soil to be soggy at all times. You want it moist. Too much water in the soil can lead to root rot. Not enough can lead to dying roots, producing a similar result. You want to make sure all the roots are getting access to water, just not in a constant state of being drenched.
psychedelictripper
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That is huge! As for taking clear pictures of small objects, you'll want to use either a macro lens or the macro setting on your camera. Then you'll want to use a tripod. If the tripod and camera are very light you might want to set the timer to cut down on shakes. That's what causes the blur, movement...that and being out of focus to start. If it's a small camera or camera phone taking accurate finely detailed pictures if very difficult. However reasonable results can be accomplished by be steady. I just picked up a macro lens for my camera and all I got say is trippy.
veggiegardener
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Looking good!
i'd be pumping them full of notrogen. LOTS and LOTS of nitrogen. they are going to need it once they start flowering.
i feed mine until they are DARK green, like a pine tree. until the tips of the leaves start to turn white. your plant can handle A LOT more food. get out there and feed it.
if your leaf tips aren't white, you aren't feeding them enough nitrogen.
let your soil dry out before you water again.
trust me on this one.
Dan Kone
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IDK, probably stupid, but when ever I see an issue developing that's the first thing I do. Never hurts. But yeah, probably stupid, after seeing that last pic it's definitely a watering issue.why would you suggest this?
just wondering.
Dan Kone
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I agree all around.i'd be pumping them full of notrogen. LOTS and LOTS of nitrogen. they are going to need it once they start flowering.
i feed mine until they are DARK green, like a pine tree. until the tips of the leaves start to turn white. your plant can handle A LOT more food. get out there and feed it.
if your leaf tips aren't white, you aren't feeding them enough nitrogen.
let your soil dry out before you water again.
trust me on this one.
alexonfire
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Merry Chritsmas, you should hang some ornaments on your lady!
XRagnorX
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Nice lookin plant, I dont see any indication of any serious pest problems. You are gonna have some bugs outdoors, as long as they aren't destroying anything I don't sweat it. If somthing like say a japanese beetle starts getting carried away the garlic/lemongrass spray works well.
As for slugs and snails take a piece of bare copper wire 10-14 ga. and loosley wrap it around the base of the stock of the plant 5 or 6 times. check it regularly to make sure it's not too tight, like once a week and adjust as necessary. slugs and snails will not climb over the wire. I guess it shocks them or somthing.
As far as worrying about flowering I got a couple things to say. First off I don't want to freak you out but pistols turning brown could mean they have been pollinated. Sorry but I had to mention that possibility.
Next If your plant flowers too long and the weather is getting nasty, I plan to just build a tent over my plants. It might draw some attention, but if your legal then it ain't nobodies business.
Two things I would recommend purchasing are a soil moisture tester (mines a combo with a ph meter) and a simple soil test kit. I think I paid 15 bucks for mine and it's a huge help. No more guessing what the plant needs or dosn't need.(for N-P-K anyway).
As for slugs and snails take a piece of bare copper wire 10-14 ga. and loosley wrap it around the base of the stock of the plant 5 or 6 times. check it regularly to make sure it's not too tight, like once a week and adjust as necessary. slugs and snails will not climb over the wire. I guess it shocks them or somthing.
As far as worrying about flowering I got a couple things to say. First off I don't want to freak you out but pistols turning brown could mean they have been pollinated. Sorry but I had to mention that possibility.
Next If your plant flowers too long and the weather is getting nasty, I plan to just build a tent over my plants. It might draw some attention, but if your legal then it ain't nobodies business.
Two things I would recommend purchasing are a soil moisture tester (mines a combo with a ph meter) and a simple soil test kit. I think I paid 15 bucks for mine and it's a huge help. No more guessing what the plant needs or dosn't need.(for N-P-K anyway).
Noobie. Kinda
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how do u pump full of notrogen???
rootsorganic
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what will a plant that size produce if theres no problems???
psychedelictripper
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Lots of on-lookers
Noobie. Kinda
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how could somthing like this happen...? u said it could be pollinated. does this mean she is turning into half male half female?
Noobie. Kinda
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im hoping for 2+ pounds. does that sound right?? lol
psychedelictripper
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Hope for 20 it's still Saturday night...somewhere....
Dan Kone
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I use guanos and/or Azos. You could also use old age grow if you like bottled nutrients. Even verde if you don't mind the salt content.